TR18 5JB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Region: South West.
Streets
- Wharfside Shopping Centre, Newlyn: 48 addresses
- Fore Street, Newlyn: 5 addresses
- Green Rocks, Newlyn: 2 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 B (40% of about 850 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: 5.
- 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
- 15 AND 17, THE FRADGAN, grade II
- Former Ice Works, grade II
- Newlyn war memorial, grade II
- OLD BRIDGE, grade II
- TOLCARNE INN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- W Harvey & Sons The Coombe Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5HF: up to 14 homes, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 55 addresses are between -2 m and 4 m above sea level (-1 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 14%, ultrafast 14%, gigabit 14% of premises; 2% 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 (1.3 miles) |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newlyn Bridge | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Wherrytown Car Park | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 212 km (132 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrab Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Newlyn Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Bay Dental Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Bolitho Hospital | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Newlyn, Newlyn | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Foster-Bolitho Gardens 2.4 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Trinity Methodist Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 160 m south-west. 52 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Methodist Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m south-west |
| Wayside cross in Newlyn churchyard, south of the church | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-west |
| Anchor Studio | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m south |
| Newlyn old harbour pier, harbour walls to south and three slipways | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Market cross | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Round 280m WNW of Higher Faugan Hotel | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gwavas Lake | Bay | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Price's Folly | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Sheffield Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Lamorna Valley | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 55 |
23 of the postcode's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Wharfside Shopping Centre.