PL12 6BE postcode in Saltash, Cornwall

PL12 6BE is a postcode in Saltash, in the Saltash Tamar ward of Cornwall. It is in the South East Cornwall parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cornwall: 66% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in PL12 6, last 12 months. ▼ 6.6% on the year before Nearest station Saltash 400 m in a straight line

Where PL12 6BE is, and what is near it

Map of PL12 6BE and what is near it Map of PL12 6BE: its centre point, with the 315 other postcodes in the PL12 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. PL12 6AA: also in PL12 6PL12 6AB: also in PL12 6PL12 6AD: also in PL12 6PL12 6AE: also in PL12 6PL12 6AF: also in PL12 6PL12 6AL: also in PL12 6PL12 6AN: also in PL12 6PL12 6AP: also in PL12 6PL12 6AR: also in PL12 6PL12 6AS: also in PL12 6PL12 6AW: also in PL12 6PL12 6AX: also in PL12 6PL12 6AZ: also in PL12 6PL12 6BA: also in PL12 6PL12 6BB: also in PL12 6PL12 6BD: also in PL12 6PL12 6BG: also in PL12 6PL12 6BH: also in PL12 6PL12 6BJ: also in PL12 6PL12 6BL: also in PL12 6PL12 6BN: also in PL12 6PL12 6BP: also in PL12 6PL12 6BQ: also in PL12 6PL12 6BS: also in PL12 6PL12 6BT: also in PL12 6PL12 6BU: also in PL12 6PL12 6BW: also in PL12 6PL12 6BX: also in PL12 6PL12 6BY: also in PL12 6PL12 6BZ: also in PL12 6PL12 6DA: also in PL12 6PL12 6DB: also in PL12 6PL12 6DD: also in PL12 6PL12 6DE: also in PL12 6PL12 6DF: also in PL12 6PL12 6DG: also in PL12 6PL12 6DH: also in PL12 6PL12 6DJ: also in PL12 6PL12 6DL: also in PL12 6PL12 6DN: also in PL12 6PL12 6DP: also in PL12 6PL12 6DQ: also in PL12 6PL12 6DR: also in PL12 6PL12 6DS: also in PL12 6PL12 6DT: also in PL12 6PL12 6DU: also in PL12 6PL12 6DW: also in PL12 6PL12 6DY: also in PL12 6PL12 6DZ: also in PL12 6PL12 6EA: also in PL12 6PL12 6EE: also in PL12 6PL12 6EF: also in PL12 6PL12 6EG: also in PL12 6PL12 6EH: also in PL12 6PL12 6EJ: also in PL12 6PL12 6EP: also in PL12 6PL12 6EQ: also in PL12 6PL12 6ER: also in PL12 6PL12 6ES: also in PL12 6PL12 6EU: also in PL12 6PL12 6EX: also in PL12 6PL12 6EY: also in PL12 6PL12 6EZ: also in PL12 6PL12 6FA: also in PL12 6PL12 6FD: also in PL12 6PL12 6HA: also in PL12 6PL12 6HB: also in PL12 6PL12 6HD: also in PL12 6PL12 6HE: also in PL12 6PL12 6HF: also in PL12 6PL12 6HG: also in PL12 6PL12 6HH: also in PL12 6PL12 6HJ: also in PL12 6PL12 6HL: also in PL12 6PL12 6HP: also in PL12 6PL12 6HQ: also in PL12 6PL12 6HR: also in PL12 6PL12 6HS: also in PL12 6PL12 6HT: also in PL12 6PL12 6HU: also in PL12 6PL12 6HX: also in PL12 6PL12 6HY: also in PL12 6PL12 6JD: also in PL12 6PL12 6JF: also in PL12 6PL12 6JG: also in PL12 6PL12 6JL: also in PL12 6PL12 6JQ: also in PL12 6PL12 6JR: also in PL12 6PL12 6JS: also in PL12 6PL12 6JT: also in PL12 6PL12 6JW: also in PL12 6PL12 6JX: also in PL12 6PL12 6JY: also in PL12 6PL12 6JZ: also in PL12 6PL12 6LA: also in PL12 6PL12 6LR: also in PL12 6PL12 6TT: also in PL12 6PL12 6TX: also in PL12 6PL12 6UH: also in PL12 6PL12 6UJ: also in PL12 6PL12 6UL: also in PL12 6PL12 6UN: also in PL12 6PL12 6UP: also in PL12 6 School 1.2 kmGP 1.8 kmStation 2.0 kmSaltash PL12 6BE Map of PL12 6BE and what is near it Map of PL12 6BE: its centre point, with the 315 other postcodes in the PL12 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 12 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Saltash Tamar PL12 6BE
  • PL12 6BE
  • Other postcodes in PL12 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.4106, longitude -4.2119)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL12 6BE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PL12 6BE?

Every home and business at PL12 6BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cornwall: 93%

The line marks the figure across Cornwall.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at PL12 6BE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL12 6BE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PL12 6BE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PL12 6BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PL12 6BE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cornwall

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL12 6BE: 6,295 properties in Cornwall are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cornwall

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PL12 6BE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PL12 6BE?

Homes in PL12 6 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, down 6.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£294,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £375,000 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £256,250 28 sales
  • Terraced £231,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £126,950 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PL12 district: a typical £275,000 from 274 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PL12 6BE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in PL12 6BE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 December 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PL12 6BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around PL12 6BE. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PL12 6BE

Band D in Cornwall for 2026‑27: £2,591. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,727 (band A) to £3,742 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,727.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 300 (35%)£1,727
Band Babout 220 (26%)£2,015
Band Cabout 200 (23%)£2,303
Band Dabout 90 (10%)£2,591
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,167
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,742
Band Gwithheld£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 36% Before 1900
  2. 12% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Cornwall before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL12 6BE is in (ONS area E01018793), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PL12 6BE?

The nearest open schools to PL12 6BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL12 6BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PL12 6BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL12 6BE is Saltash Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Saltash Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest North Road, 124 m away.

More stations near PL12 6BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PL12 6BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL12 6BE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PL12 6BE?

4 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL12 6BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Swarco Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Swarco Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Swarco Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PL12 6BE?

The nearest to the centre of PL12 6BE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PL12 6BE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PL12 6BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL12 6BE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PL12 6BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL12 6BE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PL12 6BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL12 6BE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PL12 6BE in a conservation area?

The centre of PL12 6BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PL12 6BE?

Police.uk records 88 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL12 6BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences40 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Other theft10 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Public order4 reports

Also: burglary 4, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PL12 6BE

Ward
Saltash Tamar
Parish
Saltash
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Saltash
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PL12 6BD40 mPL12 6BS60 mPL12 6AD70 mPL12 6BW80 mPL12 6EU90 mPL12 6BB100 m
All of PL12

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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