TR6 0EU Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Perranporth. Region: South West.
Streets
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
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 7 addresses are between 38 m and 44 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% 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 | 9.8 km |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest School Perranporth | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 9.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 11.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Wheal Leisure Car Park | 420 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 15.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 173.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Perranporth Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Perranporth | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 370 m |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 9.1 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 10.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Perranporth Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Boscawen Gardens 8,070 m² | 360 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,980 m² | 2.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km west. 12 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 | 1.0 km west |
| Bowl barrow 400m south of Higher Reen Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Round barrow 400m north of Anchor | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Perran Porth | Tidal water | 900 m north-west |
| Droskyn Point | Headland | 1.0 km north-west |
| Perranporth Beach | Beach | 1.2 km north |
| Cotty's Point | Wetland | 1.3 km north |
| Lambourne Castle Plantations | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Lovely Vale | Valley | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the postcode's 7 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 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.