TR8 5SE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Region: South West.
Streets
- West Pentire Road, West Pentire: 55 addresses
- West Pentire Road, Crantock: 3 addresses
- Crantock Bay Apartments, Tresean: 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: 3.
- 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
- ARUNDELL, grade II
- BAY VIEW COTTAGE, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO LEFT, grade II
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 59 addresses are between 3 m and 47 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 57%, ultrafast 57%, gigabit 57% 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 | 4.1 km |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 3.3 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 10.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 167.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newquay Health Centre | 3.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Grosvenor Dental Practice | 3.7 km |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 16.2 km |
| Cash machines | BT Kiosk Newquay NatWest | 3.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 15 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 540 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,310 m² | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval holy well north east of Holywell Beach, and two prehistoric round barrows 660m and 700m south west of Porth Joke, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 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 south-west |
| Two later prehistoric cliff castles on Kelsey Head and west of Porth Joke, and two round barrows 610m west and 760m south west of Porth Joke | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Bowl barrow on Cubert Common 250m north of Chywarton | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vugga Cove | Tidal water | 380 m north |
| Porth Joke | Bay | 580 m west |
| Crantock Beach | Beach | 710 m north-east |
| Point Noe | Wetland | 860 m north-east |
| Trenance Boating Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km east |
| Narrow Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 West Pentire Road.