TR26 3JQ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
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 D (26% of about 1,060 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 12 addresses are between 111 m and 135 m above sea level (119 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| St Ives (Cornwall) 851,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Car parks | St Uny Cof E Primary Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 203 km (126 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stennack Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Carbis Bay Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Carbis Bay Dental Practice | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Chy-an-Gweal Gardens 3,730 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 910 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 610 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Brunnion Cross, at Brunnion Carn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trink Hill | Hill | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Nance Fishing Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Steeple Woods | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Carbis Valley | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Carbis Bay | Tidal water | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 12 |
3 of the postcode's 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Nance.