TR27 5ED Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Churchtown Road, Gwithian: 17 addresses
- Churchtown Road, Cornwall: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Churchtown Road, Gwithian: 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 C (26% 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 25 addresses are between -2 m and 43 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 22% 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 | 5.5 km |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Godrevy Gwithian | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Camborne | 6.7 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 5.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 24.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 193.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bodriggy Health Centre | 5.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Copperhouse Dental Surgery | 4.7 km |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 6.1 km |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 4.8 km |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 3.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,770 m² | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans, a scheduled monument, 430 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-period prehistoric settlement sites and associated field systems at Godrevy Towans | Scheduled monument | 430 m east |
| Medieval chapel called St Govian's Chapel, 200m south east of Gwithian Bridge | Scheduled monument | 520 m south-east |
| Round with medieval re-use as a manor house at Crane Godrevy, 650m south east of Godrevy Farm | Scheduled monument | 660 m north-east |
| Church of Saint Gothian | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gwithian Beach | Beach | 670 m south-west |
| Godrevy Cove | Tidal water | 780 m north-west |
| The Knavocks | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Nancemellin Plantation | Wood | 3.0 km south-east |
| Rose-in-Valley | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
| Copperhouse Pool | Wetland | 4.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Churchtown Road.