TR8 4AE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Columb Minor & Colan. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near B3276, Tregurrian: 32 addresses
- B3276, Mawgan Porth: 8 addresses
- Merbein Cottages, Tregurrian: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Tregurrian Hill, Tregurrian: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Springstein Cottages, Tregurrian: 1 address
- B3276, Mawgan Porth: 1 address
- Trevarrian 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 D (29% of about 1,050 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 51 addresses are between 70 m and 95 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km |
| Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Holiday Park Tregurrian | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Padstow Ferry Landing | 12.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 2.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 158.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Narrowcliff Surgery | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 4.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Gentle Dental | 4.0 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 20.3 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Newquay Cliff Road Cashzone | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 2.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,610 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km north-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Strase Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.0 km north-west |
| Stem Point | Wetland | 1.4 km north-west |
| Watergate Beach | Beach | 1.4 km west |
| Stem Cove | Tidal water | 1.5 km north-west |
| Porth Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south-east |
| Carnanton Woods | Wood | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 51 |
3 of the postcode's 51 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 B3276.