TR4 8GE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced June 1998. Ward: Threemilestone & Chacewater. Region: South West.
Streets
- Greenbottom, Saveock: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Greenbottom, Saveock: 3 addresses
- A390, Tavistock: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Greenbottom, Saveock: 1 address
- Fordh Langarth, Truro: 1 address
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 (22% of about 870 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
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 11 addresses are between 94 m and 119 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Bridgeway Greenbottom | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | Truro Park and Ride | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 22.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 178.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chacewater Health Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Victoria Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Threemilestone Dental Practice | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Chiverton Cross Cashzone | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,690 m² | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 480 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 700 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm, a scheduled monument, 230 m north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Two bowl barrows 250m south east and 230m north east of Ashgrove Farm | Scheduled monument | 230 m north-east |
| Saveock Manor Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Bowl barrow 425m north west of Little Regarded Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 7.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Croftwest Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Bosvisack Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| South Plantation | Wood | 2.6 km north |
| Treworder Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| Tregavethan Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north-east |
| Wheal Maid Tailings | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the postcode's 11 addresses are 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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 | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 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 Greenbottom.