TR26 3JP Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fore Street, Lelant: 23 addresses
- Vicarage Lane, Lelant: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (22% of about 1,260 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LELANT. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 3-8, STATION HILL, grade II
- BADGERS HOLT, grade II
- CURLEW COTTAGE PORTHGWIDDEN, grade II
- DULUTH COTTAGE, grade II
- EAST VIEW, grade II
- GABLE COTTAGE, grade II
- LELANT VILLAGE HALL, grade II
- MYRTLE COTTAGE, grade II
- PAX AND CROSSWAYS, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- ST UNY'S COTTAGE, grade II
- STONE CROSS (WAR MEMORIAL), grade II
- THE GENERAL STORE, grade II
- WHEAL VOR, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 30 m and 36 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 19%, gigabit 19% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m | |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Village Hall Lelant | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 9.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 9.7 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 18.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 200.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bodriggy Health Centre | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Carbis Bay Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Mydentist- Advanced Oral Health Centre- Hayle | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Hayle Penpol Terrace | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 960 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 160 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,180 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant, a scheduled monument, 600 m north-east. 58 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross 70m south of St Uny's Church, Lelant | Scheduled monument | 600 m north-east |
| Stone Cross in Furthermost Southern Churchyard South of St Uny's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-east |
| Sea Lane Cross, Lelant | Scheduled monument | 610 m south-west |
| Wayside cross 65m west of St Uny's Church, Lelant | Scheduled monument | 630 m north-east |
| Stone Cross in Western Cemetery(At Crossing of Paths) West of St Uny's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Stone Cross in Churchyard, Immediately South of St Uny's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Church of St Uny | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m north-east |
| The Downes (St Michael's Convent) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Plantation | Wood | 640 m west |
| Carnsew Pool | Lake or reservoir | 930 m east |
| Porth Kidney Sands | Beach | 1.4 km north |
| Black Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km north-east |
| Copperhouse Pool | Wetland | 2.0 km north-east |
| Trencrom Hill | Hill | 2.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 24 |
23 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fore Street.