TR8 4AL Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. Region: South West.
Streets
- B3276, Mawgan Porth: 18 addresses
- Coastguard Cottages, Trevarrian: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near B3276, Trevarrian: 7 addresses
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 (20% of about 830 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 37 addresses are between 18 m and 74 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 81% 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 | 6.1 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Betty's Shop Mawgan Porth | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 6.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Padstow Ferry Landing | 11.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 3.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 157.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Narrowcliff Surgery | 5.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Gentle Dental | 5.3 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 21.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 420 m² | 2.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,610 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick, a scheduled monument, 420 m north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick | Scheduled monument | 420 m north-east |
| 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 | 900 m south-west |
| Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Point | Wetland | 650 m north-west |
| Beacon Cove | Bay | 670 m west |
| Griffin's Point | Headland | 830 m south-west |
| Mawgan Porth | Bay | 900 m north-west |
| Strase Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km south-west |
| Carnanton Woods | Wood | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 37 |
8 of the postcode's 37 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 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) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 B3276.