TR8 5LJ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- Metha Road, St Newlyn East: 15 addresses
- The Butts, St Newlyn East: 2 addresses
- Metha Road, St Newlyn East: 1 address
- Halt Road, St Newlyn East: 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 (25% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, ST NEWLYN EAST. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST NEWLYNA, grade II*
- BUSHMEAD, grade II
- CHURCHYARD RETAINING WALL WITH ENTRANCES ON NORTH, EAST, WITH ITS RAISED PAVEMENT, AND SOUTH SIDES. AND ASSOCIATED GRAVESLABS, grade II
- FARM BUILDINGS TO NO 2, grade II
- GATEWAY TO OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- POPHAMS, grade II
- REDWING, grade II
- THE GLEBE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- TREMAIN MONUMENT IN CHURCHYARD, APPROX 16M NORTH OF NAVE, CHURCH OF ST NEWLYNA, grade II
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 19 addresses are between 83 m and 90 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nanhayes Row St Newlyn East | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 166 km (103 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newquay Health Centre | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hudson Cosmedic Limited T/A Green Room Dentistry | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,150 m² | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Newlyna, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Newlyna | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| Wayside cross-base 300m north west of the Church of St Newlina | Scheduled monument | 220 m north-west |
| Cargoll Farm Barn | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Hillfort 450m north west of Cargoll Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km (6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Metha Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Shepherd's Plantation | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Trenerry Plantation | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Zelah Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Hendra Wood | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 19 |
13 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Metha Road.