TR10 8FQ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced July 2025. Ward: Penryn. Region: South West.
Streets
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 postcode: most are in band B (33% of about 1,270 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- MILL HOUSE, grade II
- WARNTAH HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Falmouth Town 278,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Truro Hill Penryn | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ponsharden Ferry Landing Penryn | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 31.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 184.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penryn Surgery | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hendras@Penryn Limited | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Penryn Dental Practice | 720 m |
| Hospital | Falmouth Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Falmouth Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Trelawney Park 6,140 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | College Field 9,880 m² | 570 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Glasney Playing Field 3,900 m² | 630 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, Museum and Attached Walls and Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south-east. 207 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Town Hall, Museum and Attached Walls and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-east |
| Celtic Cross Adjacent to the Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south-east |
| Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-east |
| Church of St Gluvias | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m east |
| College known as Glasney College, Penryn | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-east |
| Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Enys | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Glasney Valley | Valley | 510 m south |
| Tremoughdale | Valley | 710 m west |
| Ash Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| College Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
| Well Beach | Beach | 2.7 km south-east |
| Weir Point | Wetland | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 |
19 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.