TR4 9NR Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Wheal Frances, Goonhavern: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ventongimps, Perranwell: 5 addresses
- Wheal Frances, Perranwell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Wheal Frances, Zelah: 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 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.
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 14 addresses are between 27 m and 63 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Truro | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 14.9 km (9.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 172 km (107 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Perranporth Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Perranporth | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Perranporth Cashzone | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,130 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,980 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief, a scheduled monument, 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Caer Dane | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Chyverton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carnkief Plantations | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Zelah Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Lovely Vale | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Perran Porth | Tidal water | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Cotty's Point | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 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 | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 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 | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Wheal Frances.