A38 Cornwall
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL14), about 3.2 km (2 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 5703253.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 75% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Coombe Junction Halt, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 78 to 140 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rosedean Surgery, about 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (26% of about 1,640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST PETER INCLUDING WALL AND RAILINGS TO SOUTH, grade II
- Dobwalls War Memorial, grade II
- MILESTONE 200 METRES SOUTH EAST OF STRACHES, grade II
- MOORSWATER LODGE, grade II
- THE TOLL HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL14 4LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL14 6LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 78 m and 140 m above sea level (109 m on average); the ground rises about 62 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL14 4LB | 75% | 75% | 75% | 25% |
| PL14 6LN | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coombe Junction Halt 220 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Liskeard 354,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| St Keyne Wishing Well Halt 1,590 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest United Church Dobwalls | 280 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 34.4 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 133 km (82 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Rosedean Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Liskeard Community Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Liskeard Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® The Parade Lloyds Bank | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,320 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Battle of Braddock Down 1643 | Registered battlefield | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tuelmenna Wood | Wood | 180 m north |
| Middle Quarry Park | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Twelvewood Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Keasts Park Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Follycoombe Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Golitha Falls | Waterfall | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobwalls Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar Dobwalls PL14 6LJ | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Dobwalls School Nursery PL14 4LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 6 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Braeside Park · A38 · Highwood Park · A38
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.