TR18 5HT Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Region: South West.
Streets
- The Coombe, Newlyn: 9 addresses
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 C (33% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, NEWLYN (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- VINE COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- W Harvey & Sons The Coombe Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5HF: up to 14 homes, permissioned (60 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 8 m and 11 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penzance 685,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Newlyn Bridge | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Wherrytown Car Park | 830 m |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 8.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 211.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Morrab Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Newlyn Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Bay Dental Practice | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Bolitho Hospital | 500 m |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Newlyn, Newlyn | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Foster-Bolitho Gardens 2.4 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church, a scheduled monument, 30 m. 54 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church | Scheduled monument | 30 m |
| Trinity Methodist Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south |
| Anchor Studio | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south |
| Newlyn old harbour pier, harbour walls to south and three slipways | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south-east |
| Trembath Cross 200m ENE of Buryas Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Trengwainton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Price's Folly | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 1.1 km south-east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Sheffield Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km south |
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Lamorna Valley | Valley | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the postcode's 9 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Coombe.