TR27 4BL Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Region: South West.
Streets
- North Quay, Hayle: 33 addresses
- King George V Memorial Walk, Cornwall: 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 A (38% of about 1,200 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, HAYLE. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- CUSTOM HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- South Quay Hayle Harbour Hayle Cornwall TR27 4BL: up to 43 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- The Beach Hut 36 Bodriggy Street Hayle Cornwall TR27 4ND: up to 7 homes, permissioned (880 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: 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 36 addresses are between -2 m and 18 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 57%, gigabit 57% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hayle 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest St Elwyn's Church Hayle | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Camborne | 9.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 11.0 km |
| Car parks | Patient and Visitor Car Park St. Michael's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 20.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 198.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bodriggy Health Centre | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bodriggy Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mydentist- Advanced Oral Health Centre- Hayle | 310 m |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Hayle Penpol Terrace | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 560 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ellis Park 5,190 m² | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,620 m² | 320 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,080 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Elwyn, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-east. 83 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Elwyn | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Former Offices and Remains of Foundry of Harvey and Company | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south |
| Small multivallate hillfort, early Christian memorial stone and C19 landscaped paths at Carnsew | Scheduled monument | 620 m south |
| The White Hart Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| Bodriggy House (No.21) Sea Lane and No.42 Bodriggy Street, Including Front Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m east |
| Wayside cross called The Mexico Cross, 250m north east of Riviere Farm, Phillack | Scheduled monument | 810 m north-east |
| Late C18-C19 mill complex, ropeworks and associated water management system immediately east of Millpond Avenue, Foundry | Scheduled monument | 860 m south |
| The Downes (St Michael's Convent) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carnsew Pool | Lake or reservoir | 570 m south-west |
| Copperhouse Pool | Wetland | 620 m east |
| Black Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.1 km north |
| Hayle Towans | Beach | 1.2 km north-west |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Trencrom Hill | Hill | 4.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 36 |
1 of the postcode's 36 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 North Quay.