TR6 0DN Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Perranporth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Josephs Court, Perranporth: 25 addresses
- Budnic Hill, Cornwall: 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 A (30% of about 770 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, 24 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 24 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
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 | Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Atlantic Bay Flats Perranporth | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 8.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 11.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wheal Leisure Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 15.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 172.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Perranporth Surgery | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Perranporth | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 270 m |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 9.0 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 11.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Perranporth Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Boscawen Gardens 8,070 m² | 420 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 2.8 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Bowl barrow 400m south of Higher Reen Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Round barrow 400m north of Anchor | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Perran Porth | Tidal water | 510 m west |
| Perranporth Beach | Beach | 700 m north-west |
| Cotty's Point | Wetland | 720 m north |
| Droskyn Point | Headland | 850 m west |
| Lambourne Castle Plantations | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Lovely Vale | Valley | 3.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 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 Josephs Court.