TR26 3HX Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
- Treva Croft, Lelant Downs: 198 addresses
- Mill Hill, Cornwall: 3 addresses
- Trevarrack School, Lelant Downs: 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 D (26% of about 1,060 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Tyringham Arms Nance Trink TR26 3EZ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
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 203 addresses are between 28 m and 68 m above sea level (53 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 1%, ultrafast 1%, gigabit 1% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Ives Holiday Village Lelant Downs | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | St Uny Cof E Primary Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 202 km (126 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bodriggy Health Centre | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Carbis Bay Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Carbis Bay Dental Practice | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Hayle Penpol Terrace | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,620 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 910 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,180 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standing stone 140m north west of Beersheba Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Neolithic hilltop enclosure and Iron Age defended settlement known as Trencrom Castle | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Sea Lane Cross, Lelant | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| The Downes (St Michael's Convent) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Treva Croft Wood | Wood | 300 m north-east |
| Trencrom Hill | Hill | 950 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Nance Fishing Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Carbis Valley | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Carrack Gladden | Headland | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Copperhouse Pool | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 201 | 203 |
2 of the postcode's 203 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Treva Croft.