TR8 5PT Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- Rhubarb Hill, Holywell: 19 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rhubarb Hill, Holywell: 13 addresses
- Gwel An Mor, Holywell: 9 addresses
- Rhubarb Hill, Holywell: 9 addresses
- Treguth Close, Holywell: 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
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 51 addresses are between 18 m and 44 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 77%, gigabit 77% 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 | 5.4 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Treguth Inn Holywell Bay | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 4.6 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 11.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 169.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Perranporth Surgery | 4.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.8 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 4.9 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 14.8 km |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Newquay NatWest | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,190 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,870 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holy well 380m north west of Trevornick, a scheduled monument, 350 m east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holy well 380m north west of Trevornick | Scheduled monument | 350 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 | 1.1 km north |
| Cliff castle on Penhale Point | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Beach | Beach | 750 m north-west |
| Hoblyn's Cove | Tidal water | 1.1 km south-west |
| Holywell Bay | Bay | 1.2 km north-west |
| Penhale Point | Headland | 1.2 km west |
| Point Noe | Wetland | 2.7 km north-east |
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 50 | 51 |
1 of the postcode's 51 addresses is 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 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 | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Rhubarb Hill.