TR7 1TW Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Newquay Central & Pentire. 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 D (28% of about 1,090 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
- Hotel California 32 Pentire Crescent Newquay Cornwall TR7 1PU: up to 24 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- 43 Bank Street Newquay Cornwall TR7 1DJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 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 69 addresses are between 8 m and 25 m above sea level (17 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 | 1.5 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Gannel Link Road Newquay | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 750 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mount Wise Car Park | 790 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 7.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 165.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newquay Health Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Grosvenor Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 16.1 km |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Newquay NatWest | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,530 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mount Wise Public Gardens 1.2 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,730 m² | 900 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mount Wise Allotments 1.8 ha | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross 330m south west of Penpol House, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross 330m south west of Penpol House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Enclosure known as Treringey Round | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Gannel | Tidal water | 140 m south |
| Great Toddy Cove | Tidal water | 830 m north-west |
| Little Toddy Cove | Tidal water | 870 m north-west |
| Sunny Corner | Wetland | 1.2 km north |
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Narrow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 69 | 69 |
None of the postcode's 69 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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.