B3254 Cornwall
63 addresses across 5 postcodes (PL15), about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 27403983.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 1, C: 3, D: 5, E: 7, G: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 D; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gunnislake, about 27.6 km (17 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 111 to 167 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 26% 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
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: before 1900 (7); 1996-2002 (4); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (3).
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 street: most are in band D (26% of about 1,250 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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
- BARN 25 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF BENNACOTT FARMHOUSE ON SOUTH WEST OF SETTLEMENT AT BENNACOTT, grade II
- BENNACOTT METHODIST CHURCH, grade II
- FARMHOUSE AND ADJOINING BARN ON WEST OF SETTLEMENT AT BENNACOTT, grade II
- HIGHER CURRY FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MILESTONE 100 METRES TO NORTH WEST OF DARRACOTT COTTAGE, grade II
- MILESTONE AT BENNACOTT, grade II
- TASCOTT FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 September 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 1 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL15 8NR | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PL15 8NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL15 8NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL15 8NT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL15 8NU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 63 addresses are between 111 m and 167 m above sea level (143 m on average); the ground rises about 56 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL15 8NR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL15 8NS | 88% | 88% | 88% | 6% |
| PL15 8NT | 33% | 33% | 33% | 67% |
| PL15 8NU | 83% | 83% | 83% | 17% |
| PL15 8NW | 73% | 73% | 73% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 27.6 km (17 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest B3254 Junction West Curry | 370 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 50.8 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 107 km (66 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Two bowl barrows 240m SSW of Wilsworthy Cross | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Westcott Outer Plantation | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Villaton Plantation | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Westcott Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Beardon Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Dolsdon Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Raggot Hill | Hill | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 63 |
27 of the street's 63 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
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.