Area Info for Liskeard (Cornwall)

Overview of Liskeard

Liskeard is a historic market town located in Cornwall, South West England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) west of Looe and 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth. The town has a rich history dating back to medieval times and has been an important centre for trade and commerce in the region.

History

Liskeard's origins can be traced back to the medieval period, with its market charter granted in the 13th century. The town was historically known for its involvement in the tin mining industry, which played a significant role in its development. The town's historic buildings and narrow streets reflect its long-standing heritage.

Geography and Location

Liskeard is located within the Cornwall unitary authority area and is part of the civil parish of Liskeard. It lies near the River Looe and is surrounded by scenic countryside, making it a popular base for exploring Cornwall's natural beauty.

Economy and Local Industry

Traditionally, the economy of Liskeard was driven by tin mining and agriculture. Today, it serves as a commercial centre for the surrounding rural areas, with retail, services, and tourism playing vital roles. The town also benefits from its proximity to Cornwall's coast and attractions.

Transport

Liskeard is well-connected by rail and road. The town has a railway station on the Cornish Main Line, providing direct services to Plymouth, Exeter, and beyond. The A38 dual carriageway also runs nearby, facilitating road travel to other parts of Cornwall and the South West.

Education and Community

The town offers various educational facilities, including primary and secondary schools. Liskeard also hosts community events and markets, fostering a vibrant local culture. The historic town centre features shops, pubs, and cultural sites that attract both residents and visitors.

Tourist Attractions

Visitors to Liskeard can explore its historic market square, St Martin's Church, and nearby natural attractions such as Bodmin Moor and the South West Coast Path. The town serves as a gateway for exploring Cornwall's beaches, countryside, and heritage sites.
Education
School
Liskeard School and Community College0.00 miles
Luxstowe, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3EA
Caradon Alternative Provision Academy0.26 miles
West Street, Liskeard, PL14 6BS
St Martin's CofE Primary School0.45 miles
Lake Lane, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3DE
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School0.61 miles
Old Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6HZ
T Plus Centre (Taliesin Education)0.75 miles
Loveny House, Miller Business Park, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4DA
St Cleer Primary School2.17 miles
Well Lane, St Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5EA
Dobwalls Community Primary School2.28 miles
Duloe Road, Dobwalls, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4LU
Menheniot Primary School2.73 miles
East Road, Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3QY
Trewidland Primary School2.79 miles
Trewidland, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4SJ
Darite Primary School2.86 miles
Darite, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5JH
Quethiock CofE VA School3.76 miles
Quethiock, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3SQ
Pensilva Primary School3.96 miles
School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5PG
Trenode CofE School4.28 miles
Widegates, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1QA
St Neot Community Primary School4.38 miles
Loveny Road, St Neot, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 6NL
Duloe CofE VA Junior and Infant School4.42 miles
The Green, Duloe, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4PW
Braddock CofE Primary School4.54 miles
East Taphouse, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4TB
Health
Clinic
Oak Tree Surgery0.55 miles
Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XA
Liskeard Community Hospital0.61 miles
Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XD
Specsavers Hearcare - Cornwall - Liskeard0.61 miles
Audiology Suite, Liskeard Community Hospital, Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XD
Trevillis House1.03 miles
Lodge Hill, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4EN
South Devon Osteopaths Ltd (Old Bridge Surgery)7.01 miles
The Looe Health Centre, Station Road, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1HA
Looe Health Centre7.01 miles
Old Bridge Surgery, The Looe Health Centre, Station Road, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1HA
Callington Community Clinic7.12 miles
Haye Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7JJ
St Germans Surgery8.20 miles
Quay Lane Surgery, Old Quay Lane, St. Germans, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 5LH
Outlook South West9.50 miles
2D Restormel Industrial Estate, Liddicoat Road, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0HG
Addaction / Re:Source10.50 miles
Bodmin Business Park, Launceston Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2RJ
East Resource Centre11.14 miles
Unit 10, Bodmin Business Centre, Harleigh Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1AH
Saltash Community Clinic11.20 miles
Callington Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6DL
Bodmin Contraception Clinic11.41 miles
Bodmin Health Centre, Dennison Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2LP
Specsavers Hearcare - Cornwall - Bodmin11.42 miles
51 Fore Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2JB
Bodmin Share Contraception Clinic11.42 miles
The Chestnuts, 83 Fore Street, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2JB
Fore Street Osteopaths11.49 miles
163 Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6AB
GP
Dr Hargadon & Partners0.33 miles
Rosedean House Surgery, 8 Dean Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 4AQ
Dr Jefferies and Partners0.58 miles
Oak Tree Surgery, Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XA
Pensilva Health Centre3.93 miles
School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5RP
Pelynt Surgery6.69 miles
Summer Lane, Pelynt LOOE, PL13 2LP
Dr Roy & partners7.01 miles
Old Bridge Surgery, Station Road, East Looe, LOOE, Cornwall, PL13 1HA
Callington Health Centre7.05 miles
Haye Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7AW
Dr MOORE & partners7.84 miles
The Surgery, Broads Yard, Downderry, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 3LD
Dr MOORE & partners8.20 miles
Quay Lane Surgery, Old Quay Lane, St.Germans, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 5LH
Polperro Surgery9.03 miles
The Coombes, Polperro LOOE, PL13 2RQ
LOSTWITHIEL MEDICAL PRACTICE 9.67 miles
Lostwithiel Medical Practice, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0EF
Carnewater Practice - Lewannick9.91 miles
Landry Cottage, Lewannick, Cornwall, PL15 7QD
Dr LUNNY & partners10.77 miles
Village Hall, Blisland, Cornwall, PL30 4JR
Dr COOK & partners11.20 miles
Saltash Health Centre, Callington Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6DL
Dr MIDDLETON & partners11.23 miles
Fowey River Practice, Rawlings Lane, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1DT
Stillmoor House Medical Practice11.31 miles
Stillmoor House, Bell Lane, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2JJ
Carnewater Practice - Bodmin11.43 miles
Dennison Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2LB
Hospital
Liskeard Community Hospital0.61 miles
Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XD
Fowey Hospital11.32 miles
Park Road, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1EE
St Barnabas Hospital11.51 miles
Higher Port View, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4BU
Bodmin NHS Treatment Centre12.30 miles
Boundary Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2QT
Launceston General Hospital12.62 miles
Link Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9JD
Tavistock Community Hospital14.95 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre15.56 miles
20 Brest Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital15.61 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BG
Derriford Hospital15.67 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Royal Eye Infirmary15.67 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Mount Gould Local Care Centre16.23 miles
200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
St Austell Community Hospital16.36 miles
Porthpean Road, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6AD
Lee Mill Hospital22.59 miles
Beech Road,, PL21 9HL
Holsworthy Hospital25.38 miles
Dobles Lane, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JQ
Stratton Hospital25.81 miles
Hospital Road, Stratton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9BP
Newquay Hospital27.06 miles
St. Thomas Road, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1RQ
Pharmacy
Day Lewis Plc0.22 miles
4 Pike Street, The Parade, Liskeard, PL14 3JE
Boots0.32 miles
21-22 Bay Tree Hill, Liskeard, PL14 4BG
Boots7.09 miles
1 - 6 Coachhouse Arcade, Fore Street, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1DS
Looe Pharmacy7.13 miles
Looe Pharmacy, Fore Street, East Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1DT
Lloydspharmacy7.22 miles
17-18 Fore Street, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7AE
Roberts Pharmacy9.07 miles
The Coombes, Polperro, Cornwall, PL13 2RG
Mountchase Pharmacy9.74 miles
13 Fore Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0BW
Asda Pharmacy10.60 miles
Launceston Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2AR
Lloydspharmacy10.86 miles
139 Callington Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6EB
Boots11.30 miles
16 - 18 Fore Street, Fowey, Cornwall, PL23 1AQ
Day Lewis Plc11.32 miles
17 Dennison Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2LL
Boots11.32 miles
Unit 5 Bell Lane, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2JL
Boots11.36 miles
34 Fore Street, Bodmin, PL31 2HL
Saltash Pharmacy11.49 miles
6 Regal House, Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6JR
Boots11.56 miles
124 Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6JW
Lloydspharmacy11.64 miles
19 Fore Street, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6AF
Leisure
Park
GOLITHA FALLS2.92 miles
ST NEOT PARISH4.45 miles
CATCHFRENCH (Grade II Listed)4.68 miles
SEATON VALLEY NORTH6.45 miles
SEATON6.75 miles
KILMINORTH WOODS6.83 miles
BOCONNOC (Grade II* Listed)6.88 miles
PORT ELIOT (Grade I Listed)7.54 miles
KIT HILL8.77 miles
TAMAR VALLEY9.37 miles
GRIBBIN HEAD - POLPERRO9.46 miles
LANHYDROCK (Grade II* Listed)9.66 miles
COTEHELE (Grade II* Listed)10.73 miles
BODMIN BEACON11.57 miles
ENDSLEIGH (Grade I Listed)11.68 miles
ANTONY (Grade II* Listed)11.69 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Liskeard0.28 miles
Liskeard, PL14 6AD
Addington Service Station0.29 miles
Callington Road, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 3HD
SPAR Liskeard0.34 miles
Spar, 2 Dean Street, Cornwall, PL14 4AA
ALDI 1 Charter Way0.49 miles
Liskeard, PL14 3XA
Morrisons Liskeard0.70 miles
Horningtops, Plymouth Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3PR
SPAR Dobwalls2.21 miles
Spar, Duloe Road, Cornwall, PL14 6LJ
SPAR Walters2.58 miles
Central Stores, Menheniot, Cornwall, PL14 3QR
Pensilva Stores3.85 miles
Higher Road, Pensilva Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5NQ
Nisa J & J Wilson6.05 miles
Looe Bay Holiday Park, St Martin, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1NX
Pelynt Convenience Store6.83 miles
Fore Street, Pelynt Looe Cornwall PL13 2LG
Londis Barbican Post Office & Stores6.83 miles
Barbican Parade, Barbican Road East Looe, PL13 1EZ
SPAR Boxall Pelynt6.89 miles
Spar, Jubilee Hill, Cornwall, PL13 2JZ
SPAR Barbican7.02 miles
Spar Store, Bayview Road, Cornwall, PL13 1JN
Co-op Looe7.10 miles
East Looe, PL13 1DT
Co-op Looe7.10 miles
Looe, PL13 1AD
Co-op Callington7.17 miles
Callington, PL17 7BE
Transport
Airport
Plymouth City Airport15.67 miles
Newquay St Mawgan Airport23.84 miles
Bus Stop
School & Community College (E)0.05 miles
Cornwall Council Offices (NE)0.10 miles
Cornwall Council Offices (SW)0.10 miles
Cornwall Council Offices (W)0.12 miles
Addington (E)0.14 miles
Hotel Nebula (NE)0.16 miles
Hotel Nebula (SW)0.16 miles
Addington Post Office (N)0.16 miles
St Cleer Road Junction (N)0.17 miles
Addington Post Office (S)0.17 miles
Liskeard School (NW)0.18 miles
Addington (W)0.19 miles
Portland Terrace (N)0.20 miles
Portland Terrace (S)0.21 miles
Lloyds Bank (N)0.23 miles
Post Office (S)0.24 miles
Ferry Port
Bodinnick Ferry Landing10.98 miles
Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing11.05 miles
Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing11.35 miles
Fowey Ferry Landing11.53 miles
Polruan Ferry Landing11.65 miles
Torpoint Ferry Terminal13.22 miles
Devonport Ferry Terminal13.56 miles
Cremyll Mount Edgcumbe Ferry Landing14.41 miles
Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal14.65 miles
Plymouth Ferry Terminal14.98 miles
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage15.86 miles
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing16.15 miles
Mevagissey Ferry Landing19.17 miles
Warren Point Ferry Landing20.66 miles
Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing20.68 miles
Noss Mayo Ferry Landing20.78 miles
Railway Station
Liskeard Rail Station0.82 miles
Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)1.16 miles
St Keyne Wishing Well Halt (Rail Station)2.43 miles
Menheniot Rail Station3.26 miles
Causeland Rail Station3.63 miles
Sandplace Rail Station4.94 miles
Looe Rail Station6.85 miles
St Germans Rail Station8.14 miles
Bodmin Parkway Rail Station8.80 miles
Lostwithiel Rail Station9.57 miles
Gunnislake Rail Station11.46 miles
Calstock Rail Station11.53 miles
Bere Alston Rail Station11.74 miles
Saltash Rail Station11.75 miles
Bere Ferrers Rail Station12.43 miles
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station12.77 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PL14 3E*)
Number of Properties in Catchment271
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
5, CLOVER DRIVE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6FL		£170,200
2025-06-23
terraced
freehold
21, PAVLOVA COURT

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4NY		£100,000
2025-06-23
flatmaisonette
leasehold
2, LAMELLION COURT

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4SZ		£290,000
2025-06-13
terraced
freehold
5, HOLYWELL ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3TT		£162,500
2025-06-06
terraced
freehold
21, RAPSON ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3NX		£169,000
2025-05-28
terraced
freehold
1, BARRAS CROSS

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6BE		£241,000
2025-05-23
semidetached
freehold
27, OAKLANDS ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3TX		£230,000
2025-05-23
terraced
freehold
10, POUND STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JS		£120,000
2025-05-16
terraced
freehold
30, OAKLANDS ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3TX		£125,000
2025-05-09
terraced
freehold
15, VARLEY LANE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4AP		£180,000
2025-05-09
terraced
freehold
11, FORE STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JA		£180,000
2025-05-02
terraced
freehold
35, PENDEAN AVENUE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6DA		£252,000
2025-05-01
semidetached
freehold
72, TREVANION ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3QN		£243,000
2025-04-29
terraced
freehold
18, CLOVER DRIVE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6FL		£220,000
2025-04-28
terraced
freehold
1, BRISBANE TERRACE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4DJ		£200,000
2025-04-24
terraced
freehold
8, JUNIPER WALK

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6FQ		£180,000
2025-04-10
terraced
freehold
ST. ANTON, PENGOVER ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3EN		£210,000
2025-04-02
detached
freehold
THE WELL HOUSE (FLAT 4), WELL LANE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3UB		£92,000
2025-04-02
flatmaisonette
leasehold
34, TREVANION ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3QN		£272,500
2025-03-28
semidetached
freehold
1, CASTLE GARDENS

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3AR		£214,000
2025-03-28
terraced
freehold
6, CASTLE LANE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3AJ		£207,500
2025-03-27
terraced
freehold
19, CARNGLAZE CLOSE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3WF		£200,000
2025-03-27
terraced
freehold
3, MOORLAND VIEW

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3TQ		£325,000
2025-03-24
detached
freehold
35, GRANITE WAY

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6FS		£300,000
2025-03-21
detached
freehold
14, POUND STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JS		£135,000
2025-03-10
terraced
freehold
3, MAGISTRATES GROVE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6FF		£360,000
2025-02-28
detached
freehold
19, CASTLE STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3AU		£170,000
2025-01-13
terraced
freehold
35, HIGHER LUX STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JX		£200,000
2024-12-18
terraced
freehold
ALUSEN BUSINESS CENTRE, BARN STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4BJ		£45,000
2024-12-13
otherPropertyType
leasehold
WESLEY CHURCH (FLAT), BARN STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4BL		£250,000
2024-12-09
otherPropertyType
freehold
13, POUND STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JR		£148,500
2024-12-06
terraced
freehold
RENARTH, BARN STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4BL		£104,000
2024-11-29
detached
freehold
4, CANNON HILL

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3AF		£90,000
2024-11-26
terraced
freehold
CARLTON SUITE, WEST STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6BW		£115,000
2024-11-11
otherPropertyType
freehold
GREENBANK VIEW, THE PARADE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6AH		£220,000
2024-09-23
otherPropertyType
freehold
28, BOVEWAY DRIVE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3UH		£1,640,000
2024-09-13
otherPropertyType
freehold
11, KILLIGREW ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3BW		£118,900
2024-08-30
terraced
freehold
23, OAKLANDS ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3TX		£210,000
2024-08-16
semidetached
freehold
4, ADDINGTON NORTH

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3HQ		£134,000
2025-03-24
terraced
freehold
21, MISPICKLE ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3XG		£235,000
2025-03-14
terraced
freehold
TRELOAR (2), RUSSELL STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4BW		£168,000
2025-03-14
terraced
freehold
TREBARRAS HOUSE (FLAT 3), BARRAS CROSS

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 6BE		£84,000
2025-03-14
flatmaisonette
leasehold
16, JAGO CLOSE

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3FJ		£220,000
2025-03-07
terraced
freehold
CHAMPIONS RETREAT, ST CLEER ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3HJ		£279,718
2025-03-04
semidetached
freehold
1, RAPSON ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3NX		£225,000
2025-03-03
terraced
freehold
27, MOORLAND VIEW

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3TQ		£265,000
2025-02-28
semidetached
freehold
43, HIGHER LUX STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JX		£170,000
2025-02-17
terraced
freehold
22, POUND STREET

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3JS		£158,000
2025-02-14
terraced
freehold
3, HERRING ROAD

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 3SY		£215,000
2025-02-14
semidetached
freehold
LOCKINGTON HOUSE (3), BAY TREE HILL

LISKEARD
CORNWALL
PL14 4GD		£60,000
2025-02-14
flatmaisonette
leasehold
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