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This is a profile for the central postcode in Penzance which is TR18 2RH. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be low income, older people living in smaller semis.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile can be found across the country but main concentrations are in the West Midlands and the North East in towns such as Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley, Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Devon and Cornwall Constabulary force is responsible for policing the Penwith Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Cornwall council is £0.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Adults' care services 'adequate'

03/12/2009 07:55:45

Cornwall is ordered to improve adult social care after being rated as "adequate" by a government watchdog.
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Wait for housing 'could be years'

03/12/2009 19:26:24

A national charity is warning that it could take Cornwall Council almost 11 years to clear its housing register.
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Massive beams transported by road

03/12/2009 20:32:29

Two 133-tonne concrete beams are being transported by road out of Cornwall to Cheshire on Friday 4 December.
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Award dedicated to Al Hodge

03/12/2009 08:51:43

An award for students is set up in memory of one of Cornwall's best-known musicians, guitarist and singer Al Hodge.
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Museum faces funding crisis

03/12/2009 18:29:06

The Royal Cornwall Museum says it cannot rule out charging an entry fee after government funding runs out in 2011.
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RAF worker waits for court ruling

02/12/2009 20:39:19

A judge reserves his ruling over a Cornish former RAF employee's £6m damages claim against the Ministry of Defence.
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Funeral for blast victim soldier

02/12/2009 14:41:09

The funeral of a 20-year-old soldier from Cornwall who died on Remembrance Sunday is held in Plymouth.
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Seabed drilling for development

02/12/2009 14:36:52

An area of the seabed outside Penzance quay is to be drilled as part of plans to redevelop the town's harbour.
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Car parking charges could go up

02/12/2009 17:09:30

People in Cornwall are being asked what they think about plans for an overhaul of parking charges across the county.
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How to contact us

13/05/2009 16:11:13

How to contact BBC News Interactive's Cornwall team
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More news sites

07/11/2008 13:46:39

Links to other local news internet sites in Cornwall
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Jolly Hodger

03/12/2009 10:24:18

Al Hodge's life in music inspires a new award
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Railway Stations

Penzance (0.46 miles away), First Great Western

St Erth (5.52 miles away), First Great Western

Lelant (6.09 miles away), First Great Western

Lelant Saltings (6.09 miles away), First Great Western

Carbis Bay (6.31 miles away), First Great Western

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