TR8 4AR Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Columb Minor & Colan. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Trevelgue Road, St Columb Minor: 38 addresses
- Trevelgue Road, Cornwall: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Trevelgue Road, St Columb Minor: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near A3059, St Columb Minor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Trevelgue Road, St Columb Minor: 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 C (30% 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 2 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 47 addresses are between 26 m and 42 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Tregustick Holiday Park Trevelgue | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Padstow Ferry Landing | 14.5 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 3.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 160.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Narrowcliff Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Gentle Dental | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 18.2 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Newquay Cliff Road Cashzone | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,240 m² | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,370 m² | 820 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Columba, a listed building (Grade I), 930 m south-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Columba | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m south-west |
| Rialton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Holy Well About 7 Metres South East of Rialton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Courtyard Walls and Gateway Attached to Front of Rialton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| St Pedyr's Well, Treloy | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fruitful Cove | Tidal water | 1.2 km north-west |
| Creepinghole Point | Headland | 1.4 km north-west |
| Porth Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-east |
| Strase Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km north |
| Stem Point | Wetland | 3.1 km north |
| Firhill Wood | Wood | 3.5 km east |
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) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 47 |
2 of the postcode's 47 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 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 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 Unnamed street near Trevelgue Road.