Dobsons Close Liskeard, Cornwall
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL14), about 80 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 9000694.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £295,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 1).
- 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 B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Liskeard, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 147 to 150 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oak Tree Surgery, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 71 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £310,000 | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2025 | GREENHEDGES PL14 3HB | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2024 | BRACKEN HOUSE PL14 3HB | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2019 | BRACKEN HOUSE PL14 3HB | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | TREGENNA PL14 3HB | Detached | £295,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2012 onwards (1); 1983-1990 (1); 2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (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 B (34% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Western Power Depot Culverland Road Liskeard PL14 6RE: up to 13 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
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, 1 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 3HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL14 3EZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 147 m and 150 m above sea level (149 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL14 3EZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL14 3HB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Liskeard 354,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Coombe Junction Halt 220 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| St Keyne Wishing Well Halt 1,590 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Belgrave Terrace Liskeard | 50 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 38.2 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 130 km (81 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Tree Surgery | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Tree Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Liskeard Dental Centre | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Liskeard Community Hospital | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Liskeard Police Station | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® The Parade Lloyds Bank | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,210 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,890 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pengover Allotments 4,220 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Guildhall, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 158 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Culverland Cross in St Martin's churchyard to the north west of the church | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Parish Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Cross Adjacent to South East Corner of Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Tencreek Cross in St Martin's churchyard 3.5m south east of the church | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Stuart House | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crossmans Hill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Green Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| High Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Catticombe Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| New Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Golitha Falls | Waterfall | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liskeard School and Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Liskeard Hillfort Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K T Investments Addington Service Station PL14 3HD | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2024 |
| Sanctuary Care PL14 3EN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Ians Plaice PL14 3EE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Kingston House Residential Home PL14 3ET | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 4 Good | 15 May 2014 |
| Addington Stores PL14 3JY | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jun 2023 |
| Liskeard Looe Rugby Football PL14 3HZ | Mobile caterer | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Beech Lawn Nursing And Residential Home PL14 3JX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Liskeard School Nursery PL14 3EA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 May 2024 |
| Aldi PL14 3XB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Kilmar House Care Home PL14 3JU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2025 |
| The Nebula Guesthouse PL14 3JU | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2018 |
| Bumbles Day Nursery Ltd PL14 3XA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Liskeard Leisure Centre PL14 3HZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Griffins (15); On or near Dark Lane (14); On or near Portland Close (9); On or near Pengover Close (7); On or near Petrol Station (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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
Nearby streets
Ashbury Close · Callington Road · Evely Court · Moorland View · Moorland View · Miners Way · Dark Lane · Portland Close · Banjo Close · Dennis Road · Pengover Close · Higher Lux 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.