Wheal Catherine Close Perranporth, Cornwall
18 addresses across 1 postcode (TR6), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6101660.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026 (-2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £995 a month.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (D: 17).
- Flood: 14 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Station Road Car Park, is 60 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 1 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 190 m from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newquay, about 9.2 km (5.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Boscawen Gardens, is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Perranporth Surgery, about 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 49% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 69 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Cornwall
A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026, 2.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 36% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £419,340 |
| Semi-detached | £275,595 |
| Terraced | £227,474 |
| Flat or maisonette | £144,637 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £226,508 |
Private renters in Cornwall paid £995 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £685 |
| Two bedrooms | £877 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,073 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,496 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 68 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, end-terrace (6); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1996-2002 (16); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (17).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1 Wheal Catherine Close
- 2 Wheal Catherine Close
- 3 Wheal Catherine Close
- 4 Wheal Catherine Close
- 5 Wheal Catherine Close
- 6 Wheal Catherine Close
- 7 Wheal Catherine Close
- 8 Wheal Catherine Close
- 9 Wheal Catherine Close
- 10 Wheal Catherine Close
- 11 Wheal Catherine Close
- 12 Wheal Catherine Close
- 13 Wheal Catherine Close
- 14 Wheal Catherine Close
- 15 Wheal Catherine Close
- 16 Wheal Catherine Close
- 17 Wheal Catherine Close
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, against 17 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (17 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TR6.
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 street: most are in band A (30% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 12 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 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 14 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 190 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Managed realignment Rame Head to Hartland Point | up to 25 m | 220 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Managed realignment Rame Head to Hartland Point | up to 68 m | 190 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Rame Head to Hartland Point | up to 68 m | 190 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 1 time, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Bolingey Stream.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station Road Pumping Station South West Water | Bolingey Stream | 1 | 0 | 180 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 60 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Road Car Park Station Road Car Park, Station Road | Not recorded | Commercial, household | 60 m |
| Station Road Playing Fields Station Road Playing Fields, Perranporth | 1930 to 1960 | Inert, commercial, household | 90 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 5 m and 9 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR6 0BG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Atlantic Bay Flats Perranporth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newquay | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wheal Leisure Car Park | 330 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 173 km (107 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Perranporth Surgery Good Sep 2026 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Perranporth | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 290 m |
| Hospital | Newquay Community Hospital | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Perran Bay Care Home Good Sep 2018 | 220 m |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 11.2 km (6.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Perranporth Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boscawen Gardens 8,070 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,980 m² | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 550m north west of Treslow Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Bowl barrow 400m south of Higher Reen Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| St Piran's Round | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Perran Porth | Tidal water | 600 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Cotty's Point | Wetland | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Perranporth Beach | Beach | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Droskyn Point | Headland | 930 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Lambourne Castle Plantations | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Lovely Vale | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 18 |
9 of the street's 18 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perranporth Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 19% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 410 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grow Change HQ TR6 0LG | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 410 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Grow Change TR6 0JL | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 430 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Perranporth Pre-School TR6 0EU | Sessional day care | 48 | Outstanding (Feb 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 158 childminders and 20 home childcarers (nannies) in Cornwall. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perranporth Service Station TR6 0BX | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Watering Hole TR6 0BH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
| The Cove TR6 0BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 4 Good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Massala TR6 0BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| The Filling Station TR6 0BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Piran Thai TR6 0BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Crib TR6 0BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Higgins Shopping Arcade TR6 0BH | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Perranporth Kebab TR6 0BL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Apr 2024 |
| Marigolds TR6 0BL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 4 Good | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Jaipur Indian TR6 0BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Chapmans Family Butchers TR6 0BJ | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Perran Dairy TR6 0BJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2024 |
| Coastal TR6 0BJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Mei Kitchen TR6 0BH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 4 Good | 19 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ramoth Way (37); On or near Wheal Catherine Close (11); On or near Supermarket (8); On or near Station Road (5); On or near St Pirans Road (3).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2022 12:07 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B3285, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 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 street is in decile 4 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TR6 0BG: 18 addresses of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Josephs Court · Percy Davy Close · St Pirans Road · Beach Bungalows · Ponsmere Road · Ramoth Way · St Pirans Parade · Ponsmere Road · Wheal Leisure · Station Road · Ridgeway · Mitchells Corner
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.