TR4 9JL Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- Perranwell Road, Goonhavern: 20 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 (25% of about 1,020 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land South Of Buttercup Road Reen Cross Road Cornwall Goonhavern: up to 6 homes, permissioned (230 m)
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 20 addresses are between 65 m and 68 m above sea level (67 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 | Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Perranwell Road Goonhavern | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 8.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 10.0 km |
| Car parks | Wheal Leisure Car Park | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 760 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 13.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 171.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Perranporth Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Perranporth | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 8.2 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 9.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Perranporth Cashzone | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Boscawen Gardens 8,070 m² | 3.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,220 m² | 150 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,980 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 150m south of Treworthal Farm, a scheduled monument, 310 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 150m south of Treworthal Farm | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-west |
| Group of three bowl barrows 150m east of Rosehill Farm | Scheduled monument | 340 m north |
| Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief | Scheduled monument | 740 m south-west |
| Chyverton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 8.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carnkief Plantations | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Zelah Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-east |
| Cotty's Point | Wetland | 3.2 km north-west |
| Perran Porth | Tidal water | 3.2 km west |
| Lovely Vale | Valley | 4.2 km south-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) | 10.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Perranwell Road.