TR8 5HW Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tresean, Tresean: 10 addresses
- Pentire Green, Treworgans: 3 addresses
- Commons Road, 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 (31% of about 710 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
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 14 addresses are between 40 m and 56 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, 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 | 4.3 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 3.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 10.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 167.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newquay Health Centre | 4.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Grosvenor Dental Practice | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 14.6 km |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Newquay NatWest | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 210 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,510 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,310 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Cubert Common 250m north of Chywarton, a scheduled monument, 270 m north. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Cubert Common 250m north of Chywarton | Scheduled monument | 270 m north |
| Holy well 380m north west of Trevornick | Scheduled monument | 870 m west |
| Carines Farmhouse With Attached Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Medieval holy well north east of Holywell Beach, and two prehistoric round barrows 660m and 700m south west of Porth Joke | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Beach | Beach | 1.7 km west |
| Porth Joke | Bay | 1.8 km north-west |
| Crantock Beach | Beach | 1.8 km north |
| Point Noe | Wetland | 2.1 km north |
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km north-east |
| Narrow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.7 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 | 14 | 14 |
None of the postcode's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 6 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 Tresean.