Drift Close Drift, Cornwall
8 addresses across 1 postcode (TR19), about 100 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 29902495.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £287,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 2).
- 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 D; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 91% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 4.2 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Foster-Bolitho Gardens, is about 2.5 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Atlantic Medical Group, about 3.5 km away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £287,000 | £287,000 | £287,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2019 | 1 TR19 6AA | Detached | £287,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2019 | WEST BARN TR19 6AA | Other | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 3 TR19 6AA | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 13 Jan 2012 | 3 TR19 6AA | Detached | £170,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (2); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
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 (27% of about 820 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.
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's 8 addresses are between 75 m and 84 m above sea level (82 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR19 6AA | 91% | 91% | 91% | 9% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penzance 685,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Elstree Drift Crossroads | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 4.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 6.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 213.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Atlantic Medical Group | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Newlyn Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | The Bay Dental Practice | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Bolitho Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Newlyn, Newlyn | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Foster-Bolitho Gardens 2.4 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 230 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.9 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 550 m² | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm, a scheduled monument, 390 m south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two standing stones known as the Long Stones, 280m south east of Higher Drift Farm | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-west |
| Standing stone called Tresvennack Pillar | Scheduled monument | 790 m south |
| Bowl barrow 600m south west of Trewidden Farm | Scheduled monument | 800 m north |
| Trengwainton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Drift Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 850 m north-west |
| Tregavarah Downs | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| The Beacon | Hill | 2.6 km west |
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 3.2 km east |
| Lamorna Valley | Valley | 4.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cornwall Painting Holidays TR19 6AA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 40 m | 5 Very good | 7 Dec 2017 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Drift Close (3); On or near Avrack Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- TR19 6AA: 8 addresses of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Avrack Close · A30 · A30 · Higher Drift
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.