TR20 8PP Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Land's End. Region: South West.
Streets
- Botrea Farm, Grumbla: 17 addresses
- Unnamed street near Chapel Place, Grumbla: 3 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 D (27% 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Trevarthan Bungalow & The Sawmill Grumbla Sancreed St Just Penzance Cornwall: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m)
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 20 addresses are between 135 m and 160 m above sea level (155 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 7% 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 | 7.2 km |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Lower Botrea Grumbla | 770 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 7.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 7.5 km |
| Car parks | Westwinds Car Park | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 3.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 215.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Atlantic Medical Group | 6.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | The Bay Dental Practice | 6.5 km |
| Hospital | Poltair Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 6.6 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Just, Cornwall Cashzone | 3.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | Bosworlas Allotments 2,080 m² | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel 140m south west of Bosence, a scheduled monument, 290 m east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel 140m south west of Bosence | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| Courtyard house settlement 315m NNE of Botrea Farm | Scheduled monument | 310 m north |
| Botrea barrows | Scheduled monument | 790 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Beacon | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Carn Boswarthen | Hill | 1.5 km south |
| South Lidden | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
| Tregavarah Downs | Wood | 3.2 km east |
| Cot Valley | Valley | 3.8 km west |
| Polpry Cove | Bay | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 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 | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 4 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 Botrea Farm.