Pentargon Road Boscastle, Cornwall
13 addresses across 1 postcode (PL35), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27401422.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £429,950 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, E: 7).
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bodmin Parkway, about 26.6 km (17 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 93 to 100 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bottreaux Surgery, about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 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 | £429,950 | £429,950 | £429,950 |
| 2022 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £214,000 | £214,000 | £214,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £243,000 | £243,000 | £243,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £218,750 | £218,750 | £218,750 |
| 2009 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £239,000 | £239,000 | £239,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2003 | 1 | £203,000 | £203,000 | £203,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2025 | 11 PL35 0EW | Detached | £429,950 | |
| 21 Jan 2022 | 3 PL35 0EW | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2019 | 13 PL35 0EW | Detached | £214,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2019 | 13 PL35 0EW | Detached | £225,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 10 PL35 0EW | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 5 PL35 0EW | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 11 PL35 0EW | Detached | £243,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2010 | 9 PL35 0EW | Detached | £218,750 | |
| 26 Jun 2009 | 11 PL35 0EW | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2007 | 3 PL35 0EW | Semi-detached | £239,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2004 | 10 PL35 0EW | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 21 Nov 2003 | 9 PL35 0EW | Detached | £203,000 | |
| 16 May 2002 | 3 PL35 0EW | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2000 | 5 PL35 0EW | Detached | £85,500 | |
| 14 Jan 2000 | 5 PL35 0EW | Detached | £82,000 | |
| 28 Sep 1999 | 3 PL35 0EW | Semi-detached | £84,000 | |
| 4 Dec 1998 | 10 PL35 0EW | Detached | £74,000 | |
| 5 Jun 1998 | 3 PL35 0EW | Semi-detached | £49,500 | |
| 20 Dec 1996 | 4 PL35 0EW | Semi-detached | £45,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (8). Built: 1976-1982 (4); 1983-1990 (3); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 D (24% of about 1,310 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 31 October 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 93 m and 100 m above sea level (98 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL35 0EW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bodmin Parkway 305,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 26.6 km (17 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Doctors Corner Boscastle | 110 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 124 km (77 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bottreaux Surgery | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tintagel Pharmacy | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Stratton Hospital | 20.7 km (13 miles) |
| Police station | Bude Police | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
| Cash machines | Boscastle Store Cashzone | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church, a scheduled monument, 270 m north. 83 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Forrabury Cross, 40m SSW of Forrabury church | Scheduled monument | 270 m north |
| Church of St Symphorian | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Motte and bailey castle at Boscastle | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Welltown Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) west |
| South Harbour Pier, Quay and Walls on South West Side of Harbour | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Trevalga Cross in Trevalga churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Valley | Valley | 580 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Western Blackapit | Tidal water | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Willapark | Headland | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Eastern Blackapit | Tidal water | 810 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Penally Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Minster Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscastle Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boscastle House PL35 0AS | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 260 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Napoleon Inn Bos Ltd PL35 0BD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Boscastle CP School PL35 0AU | School/college/university | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Langfords Meadow (3); On or near Green Lane (2); On or near Cloverlane Close (1); On or near Potters Lane (1); On or near White Smock Meadow (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 44% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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
- PL35 0EW: 13 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Eglos View · Green Lane · Barnpark Road · Trefleur Close · Cloverlane Close · Langfords Meadow · Forrabury Hill · Potters Lane · White Smock Meadow · Cambeak · Tintagel Road · Doctors Hill
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.