TR2 4QJ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Probus & St Erme. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near B3275, New Mills: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Seaview Terrace, New Mills: 1 address
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 (38% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 49 m and 58 m above sea level (55 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Depot Summercourt | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 11.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 12.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 162.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brannel Surgery | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | St Stephen Pharmacy | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 12.1 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 11.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Stephen Cashzone | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 110 m² | 2.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Grampound Road Allotments 9,540 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Round barrow 530m north west of Carnwinnick | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 9.2 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Mills Pond | Lake or reservoir | 860 m south-west |
| Woodland Valley | Valley | 1.4 km south |
| Trendeal Hill | Hill | 1.9 km west |
| Resurrance Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Resurrance Wood | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Mill Wood | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Unnamed street near B3275.