TR20 8BL postcode in Cornwall, England

TR20 8BL is a postcode in Cornwall, in the Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor ward. It is in the St Ives parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 90% of homes and businesses can get it. Cornwall: 66% Typical price £310,000 Homes sold in TR20 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.9% on the year before Nearest station Penzance 4.2 km in a straight line

Where TR20 8BL is, and what is near it

Map of TR20 8BL and what is near it Map of TR20 8BL: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the TR20 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. TR20 8AA: also in TR20 8TR20 8AB: also in TR20 8TR20 8AF: also in TR20 8TR20 8AG: also in TR20 8TR20 8AH: also in TR20 8TR20 8AJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8AL: also in TR20 8TR20 8AN: also in TR20 8TR20 8AP: also in TR20 8TR20 8AQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8AR: also in TR20 8TR20 8AT: also in TR20 8TR20 8AU: also in TR20 8TR20 8AW: also in TR20 8TR20 8AX: also in TR20 8TR20 8AY: also in TR20 8TR20 8AZ: also in TR20 8TR20 8BB: also in TR20 8TR20 8BD: also in TR20 8TR20 8BE: also in TR20 8TR20 8BG: also in TR20 8TR20 8BH: also in TR20 8TR20 8BN: also in TR20 8TR20 8BP: also in TR20 8TR20 8BQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8BW: also in TR20 8TR20 8DB: also in TR20 8TR20 8DD: also in TR20 8TR20 8DF: also in TR20 8TR20 8DG: also in TR20 8TR20 8DH: also in TR20 8TR20 8DJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8DN: also in TR20 8TR20 8DP: also in TR20 8TR20 8DQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8DR: also in TR20 8TR20 8DS: also in TR20 8TR20 8DT: also in TR20 8TR20 8DU: also in TR20 8TR20 8DW: also in TR20 8TR20 8DX: also in TR20 8TR20 8DY: also in TR20 8TR20 8DZ: also in TR20 8TR20 8EA: also in TR20 8TR20 8ED: also in TR20 8TR20 8EE: also in TR20 8TR20 8EF: also in TR20 8TR20 8EG: also in TR20 8TR20 8EH: also in TR20 8TR20 8EJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8EL: also in TR20 8TR20 8EN: also in TR20 8TR20 8EP: also in TR20 8TR20 8EQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8ER: also in TR20 8TR20 8ES: also in TR20 8TR20 8ET: also in TR20 8TR20 8EU: also in TR20 8TR20 8EW: also in TR20 8TR20 8EX: also in TR20 8TR20 8EY: also in TR20 8TR20 8EZ: also in TR20 8TR20 8FJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8FL: also in TR20 8TR20 8FN: also in TR20 8TR20 8GA: also in TR20 8TR20 8HA: also in TR20 8TR20 8HB: also in TR20 8TR20 8HD: also in TR20 8TR20 8HE: also in TR20 8TR20 8HF: also in TR20 8TR20 8HG: also in TR20 8TR20 8HH: also in TR20 8TR20 8HQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8LH: also in TR20 8TR20 8LP: also in TR20 8TR20 8LQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8LR: also in TR20 8TR20 8LW: also in TR20 8TR20 8LX: also in TR20 8TR20 8NA: also in TR20 8TR20 8NB: also in TR20 8TR20 8NH: also in TR20 8TR20 8NQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8XD: also in TR20 8TR20 8XE: also in TR20 8TR20 8XG: also in TR20 8TR20 8XQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8YH: also in TR20 8TR20 8YJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8YL: also in TR20 8TR20 8YN: also in TR20 8TR20 8YS: also in TR20 8 4 places, 3.9–4.6 kmMarazion Surgery 4.3 kmSt Erth station 4.7 kmLudgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor TR20 8BL Map of TR20 8BL and what is near it Map of TR20 8BL: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the TR20 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ludgvan School 1.9 kmSt Erth station 4.7 kmLudgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor TR20 8BL
  • TR20 8BL
  • Other postcodes in TR20 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.1553, longitude -5.5056)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TR20 8BL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TR20 8BL?

90% of the homes and businesses at TR20 8BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 90% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)90% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)90% can get it

Cornwall: 93%

The line marks the figure across Cornwall.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at TR20 8BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for TR20 8BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for TR20 8BL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TR20 8BL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TR20 8BL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cornwall

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TR20 8BL: 6,295 properties in Cornwall are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cornwall

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of TR20 8BL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TR20 8BL?

Homes in TR20 8 sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, down 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£310,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£322,475 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £435,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £250,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TR20 district: a typical £345,000 from 90 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in TR20 8BL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in TR20 8BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 July 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TR20 8BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around TR20 8BL. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (48%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TR20 8BL

Band D in Cornwall for 2026‑27: £2,591. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,727 (band A) to £4,318 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,591.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 180 (17%)£1,727
Band Babout 140 (13%)£2,015
Band Cabout 230 (22%)£2,303
Band Dabout 280 (26%)£2,591
Band Eabout 160 (15%)£3,167
Band Fabout 60 (6%)£3,742
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 48% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Cornwall before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TR20 8BL is in (ONS area E01018987), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TR20 8BL?

The nearest open schools to TR20 8BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TR20 8BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to TR20 8BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TR20 8BL is Penzance Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Penzance Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
  • St Erth Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near TR20 8BL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TR20 8BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TR20 8BL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TR20 8BL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TR20 8BL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TR20 8BL?

The nearest to the centre of TR20 8BL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TR20 8BL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TR20 8BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TR20 8BL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TR20 8BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TR20 8BL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TR20 8BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of TR20 8BL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TR20 8BL in a conservation area?

The centre of TR20 8BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TR20 8BL?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TR20 8BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TR20 8BL

Ward
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
Parish
Ludgvan
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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TR20 8XQ540 mTR20 8BG600 mTR20 8BN730 mTR20 8AR730 mTR20 8BQ840 mTR20 8BE910 m
All of TR20

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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