TR4 8FZ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Perranporth. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 B (38% of about 1,190 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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Bus Shelter Blackwater | 460 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 9.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 9.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 22.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 180.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chacewater Health Centre | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | St Day Pharmacy | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Revitalise Dental Centre | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 6.4 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 9.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Chiverton Cross Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,600 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm, a scheduled monument, 600 m north-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 500m north and 510m north east of Two Burrows Farm | Scheduled monument | 600 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 125m south of St Peter's Church at Three Burrows | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Later prehistoric to Roman round and enclosures with medieval field system 260m west of Coosewartha Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penhallow Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Mingoose Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| North Downs | Hill | 3.1 km south-west |
| Chapel Coombe | Valley | 4.1 km north-west |
| Wheal Maid Tailings | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south |
| Porth Towan | Bay | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.