TR8 4NP Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newquay Porth & Tretherras. Region: South West.
Streets
- Trencreek Road, Newquay: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cavendish Crescent, Lane: 3 addresses
- Trencreek Lane, Newquay: 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 (37% of about 700 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
- Former Oil Depot Site Castle Drive Falmouth TR11 4NG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Land North Of Smithfield Court Lane Newquay Cornwall TR8 4PX: up to 9 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Hendra Tourist Park Lane Newquay Cornwall TR8 4NY: up to 7 homes, permissioned (900 m)
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 23 addresses are between 36 m and 39 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, 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 | 1.6 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Trencreek Holiday Park | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Manta Power | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 5.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 163.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Narrowcliff Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gentle Dental | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 15.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Newquay Cliff Road Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Trenance Gardens 4.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 670 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trencreek Allotments 1,370 m² | 90 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Narrow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.6 km north-west |
| Tolcarne Point | Headland | 1.7 km north-west |
| Tolcarne Beach | Beach | 1.7 km north-west |
| Sunny Corner | Wetland | 3.2 km north-west |
| Metha Wood | Wood | 4.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 23 |
3 of the postcode's 23 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Trencreek Road.