TR20 8YS Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Helnoweth Hill, Trevarrack: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street, Trevarrack: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street, Treneere: 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 A (27% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- ROSEMORRAN HOUSE AND FRONT GARDEN WALLS, grade II*
- CROSS NORTH EAST OF ROSEMORRAN HOUSE, grade II
- GATE PIERS IMMEDIATELY WEST OF ROSEMORRAN HOUSE, grade II
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 32 addresses are between 83 m and 128 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 46%, ultrafast 46%, gigabit 46% of premises; 8% 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 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kenegie Manor Gulval | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Isle Of Scilly Parking Co.Ltd. | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 208 km (130 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Atlantic Medical Group | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penzance Dental Clinic | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Eastern Green 7,340 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 70 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rosemorran House and Front Garden Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 10 m. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rosemorran House and Front Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 10 m |
| Wayside cross beside a farm track, 115m north of Rosemorran Farm | Scheduled monument | 60 m north-east |
| Early Christian memorial stone beside Bleu Bridge | Scheduled monument | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| An inscribed cross shaft, a lantern cross head and a cross-base in Gulval churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Hellangove Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Long Rock | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Try Valley | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 29 | 32 |
3 of the postcode's 32 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Helnoweth Hill.