B3254 Launceston, Cornwall
23 addresses across 6 postcodes (PL15), about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 27404118.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 3, E: 3).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are 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 A; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 75% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gunnislake, about 19 km (12 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 940 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 135 to 161 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Launceston Medical Centre, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 23% 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
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 117 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1976-1982 (2); 2010 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 A (30% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, LAUNCESTON (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 13.
- 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
- 11, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 20, DUKE STREET, grade II
- 5, DUKE STREET, grade II
- 9 Duke Street, grade II
- CHURCHYARD WALLS, GATEWAYS AND GATES OF CHURCH OF ST STEPHEN, grade II
- DUKE TERRACE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MILESTONE 200 METRES TO SOUTH WEST OF SOUTH LODGE, WERRINGTON PARK, grade II
- PAIR OF GATE-PIERS AND FLANKING WALLS DIRECTLY TO WEST OF SOUTH LODGE, grade II
- PARK HILL HOUSE, grade II
- SOUTH LODGE, grade II
- STONE DRINKING TROUGH AT CENTRE OF GREEN, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 3 August 2026 to 4 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 8HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL15 8HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL15 8HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL15 8FF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL15 8HE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL15 8HF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 135 m and 161 m above sea level (138 m on average); the ground rises about 25 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL15 8FF | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| PL15 8HE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL15 8HF | 94% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| PL15 8HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL15 8HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL15 8HQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 19 km (12 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Street St Stephens | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 49.8 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Launceston Medical Centre | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Castle Street (Dental Surgery) | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Launceston Hospital | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Launceston Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Launceston Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 310 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 870 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,160 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round 160m south of White Bridge, a scheduled monument, 680 m (0.4 miles) east. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round 160m south of White Bridge | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Multi-span bridge known as Yeolm Bridge | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Yeolm Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Early medieval urban burh remains E of St Stephen's parish church, including remains of the early medieval Christian enclosure and monastery | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Werrington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castlehill Plantation | Wood | 120 m south-west |
| Stoneystile Plantation | Wood | 200 m east |
| Yeolmbridge Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Trebatches Plantation | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 23 |
18 of the street's 23 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephens Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Werrington Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.