TR8 5ES Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- Trevowah Road, Cornwall: 16 addresses
- Pentire Green, Treworgans: 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 (22% of about 1,100 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 20 m and 35 m above sea level (23 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 | 3.3 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Wheel Gates Trevowah | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Mount Wise Car Park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 9.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 167.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newquay Health Centre | 3.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Grosvenor Dental Practice | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 14.9 km |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Newquay NatWest | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carines Farmhouse With Attached Garden Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m south. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carines Farmhouse With Attached Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Church of St Carantoc | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m north |
| Bowl barrow on Cubert Common 250m north of Chywarton | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Wayside cross 330m south west of Penpol House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Holy well 380m north west of Trevornick | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crantock Beach | Beach | 1.5 km north-west |
| The Gannel | Tidal water | 1.8 km north-east |
| Point Noe | Wetland | 1.8 km north-west |
| Lewennick Cove | Tidal water | 1.9 km north |
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north-east |
| Narrow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 3.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 8% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 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) | 48% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Trevowah Road.