TR4 8NE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Threemilestone & Chacewater. Region: South West.
Streets
- Creegbrawse, Todpool: 10 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Hill, Chacewater: 7 addresses
- Church Hill, Cornwall: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Hill, Todpool: 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
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 21 addresses are between 110 m and 118 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 22%, 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 | Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Truro Tractors Cox Hill | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 8.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 8.6 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 24.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 181.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chacewater Health Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | St Day Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Threemilestone Dental Practice | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 8.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Chiverton Cross Cashzone | 3.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 180 m² | 930 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 930 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,610 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wheal Busy, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km north. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wheal Busy | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 10.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Unity Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Wheal Maid Tailings | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| United Downs | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Outer Wood | Wood | 2.9 km south |
| Inner Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south |
| North Downs | Hill | 3.7 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 21 |
5 of the postcode's 21 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 Creegbrawse.