PL24 2BD postcode in Tywardreath, Cornwall
PL24 2BD is a postcode in Tywardreath, in the St Blazey ward of Cornwall. It is in the St Austell and Newquay parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where PL24 2BD is, and what is near it
- PL24 2BD
- Other postcodes in PL24 2: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 5 bus stops
- 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 50.3495, longitude -4.7072)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after PL24 2BD?
- CornwallCouncil, for all local services Cornwall: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around PL24 2BD Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Devon & CornwallPolice force area
- St Austell and NewquayParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Noah Law (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Noah Law
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 PL24 2BD?
Every home and business at PL24 2BD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 89% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Cornwall: 66%
Cornwall: 93%
The line marks the figure across Cornwall.
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 PL24 2BD?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL24 2BD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for PL24 2BD on BinDayBuddySource: 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 PL24 2BD at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 13 homes and businesses at PL24 2BD. 3 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
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 PL24 2BD: 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 PL24 2BD is in 5 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 09:26 on 22 October 2026.
- River Par at Par and St BlazeyFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: River Par at Par and St Blazey
- South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal EstuaryFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
- St Blazey Stream at St BlazeyFlood warning areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: St Blazey Stream at St Blazey
- South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal EstuaryFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: South Cornwall coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the Tidal Fal Estuary
- St Austell and Par RiversFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: St Austell and Par Rivers
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 09:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near PL24 2BD?
Homes in PL24 2 sold for a typical £225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, down 2.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £305,000 43 sales
- Semi-detached £227,000 45 sales
- Terraced £200,000 34 sales
- Flat or maisonette £124,000 5 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole PL24 district: a typical £225,000 from 127 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 PL24 2BD
HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PL24 2BD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 January 2025. 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
Food hygiene ratings at PL24 2BD
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at PL24 2BD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near PL24 2BD?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 970 homes in the neighbourhood around PL24 2BD. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 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
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 B, the most common, is £2,015.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 160 (16%) | £1,727 |
| Band B | about 410 (42%) | £2,015 |
| Band C | about 300 (31%) | £2,303 |
| Band D | about 80 (8%) | £2,591 |
| Band E | about 10 (1%) | £3,167 |
| Band F | about 10 (1%) | £3,742 |
| Band G | withheld | £4,318 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £5,182 |
When the homes were built
- 6% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 4% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 17% 1965 to 1982
- 36% 1983 to 1999
- 10% 2000 to 2009
- 22% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
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 PL24 2BD is in (ONS area E01019058), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 PL24 2BD?
The nearest open schools to PL24 2BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 PL24 2BD?
The nearest railway station to the centre of PL24 2BD is Par Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.
- Par Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
- Luxulyan Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Par Inn, 79 m away.
More stations near PL24 2BD, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near PL24 2BD?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL24 2BD, 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.
- Middleway Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 812019 900 mWalk
- St Austell Health Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2025 · Phone 01726 75555 3.8 kmCycle
- Fowey River Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 829272 5.3 kmDrive
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 PL24 2BD?
The nearest charging points to the centre of PL24 2BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Mer Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
- Mer Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle
- Mer Charging point · 20 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near PL24 2BD?
The nearest to the centre of PL24 2BD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Par River Dental Practice Phone 01726 816121 1.1 kmWalk
- Eden Dental Centre Phone 01726 61212 4.1 kmCycle
- Noah's Ark (Fowey) Limited Phone 01726 833487 5.3 kmDrive
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 PL24 2BD?
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.
- St Austell Hospital - Penrice Birthing Unit Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01872 250000 5.3 kmDrive
- St Austell Community Hospital Phone 01726 627561 5.3 kmDrive
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 PL24 2BD?
The nearest care homes to the centre of PL24 2BD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- The Old Roselyon Manor Nursing Home and domiciliary care agency Phone 01726 814297 750 mWalk
- Tresillian Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 814834 750 mWalk
- Hendra Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 812277 950 mWalk
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 PL24 2BD?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL24 2BD, 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.
- Allied Pharmacy Par Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01726 812917 600 mWalk
- Allied Pharmacy St Blazey Mon to Fri 9am to 1:30pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 3pm; Sun closed · Phone 01726 815498 900 mWalk
- Day Lewis Pharmacy, Wheal Northey Centre Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01726 72975 3.8 kmCycle
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 PL24 2BD?
The nearest vets to the centre of PL24 2BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Beacon VetCare Phone +44 1726 212300 1.2 kmCycle
- Penmellyn Vets Phone +44 1726 77777 3.9 kmCycle
- Pelyn Vets Phone +44 1726 68177 5.8 kmDrive
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 PL24 2BD in a conservation area?
The centre of PL24 2BD 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 PL24 2BD?
Police.uk records 55 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL24 2BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: public order 1, burglary 1, other crime 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for PL24 2BD
- Ward
- St Blazey
- Parish
- St. Blaise
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Tywardreath
- Rural or urban
- Larger rural, further from 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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