TR20 8SS postcode in Cornwall, England

TR20 8SS 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 September 1991.

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 7% 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 2.6 km in a straight line

Where TR20 8SS is, and what is near it

Map of TR20 8SS and what is near it Map of TR20 8SS: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the TR20 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TR20 8AE: also in TR20 8TR20 8FB: also in TR20 8TR20 8FE: also in TR20 8TR20 8FF: also in TR20 8TR20 8FH: also in TR20 8TR20 8LY: also in TR20 8TR20 8PA: also in TR20 8TR20 8RS: also in TR20 8TR20 8RT: also in TR20 8TR20 8RU: also in TR20 8TR20 8RX: also in TR20 8TR20 8RY: also in TR20 8TR20 8RZ: also in TR20 8TR20 8SA: also in TR20 8TR20 8SB: also in TR20 8TR20 8SD: also in TR20 8TR20 8SE: also in TR20 8TR20 8SF: also in TR20 8TR20 8SG: also in TR20 8TR20 8SH: also in TR20 8TR20 8SJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8SL: also in TR20 8TR20 8SN: also in TR20 8TR20 8SP: also in TR20 8TR20 8SQ: also in TR20 8TR20 8SR: also in TR20 8TR20 8ST: also in TR20 8TR20 8SU: also in TR20 8TR20 8SW: also in TR20 8TR20 8SX: also in TR20 8TR20 8SY: also in TR20 8TR20 8SZ: also in TR20 8TR20 8TD: also in TR20 8TR20 8TP: also in TR20 8TR20 8UA: also in TR20 8TR20 8UB: also in TR20 8TR20 8UD: also in TR20 8TR20 8UE: also in TR20 8TR20 8UF: also in TR20 8TR20 8UH: also in TR20 8TR20 8UJ: also in TR20 8TR20 8UL: also in TR20 8TR20 8UN: also in TR20 8TR20 8UP: also in TR20 8TR20 8UR: also in TR20 8TR20 8UW: also in TR20 8 St Erth station 9.5 kmLudgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor TR20 8SS Map of TR20 8SS and what is near it Map of TR20 8SS: its centre point, with the 292 other postcodes in the TR20 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Erth station 9.5 kmLudgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor TR20 8SS
  • TR20 8SS
  • Other postcodes in TR20 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 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 50.1331, longitude -5.5645)

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 8SS?

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 8SS?

93% of the homes and businesses at TR20 8SS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 7% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)7% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)93% 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 8SS?

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

Check the bin days for TR20 8SS 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 8SS 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 8SS.

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 8SS: 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 8SS 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 8SS?

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 8SS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TR20 8SS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at TR20 8SS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at TR20 8SS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TR20 8SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around TR20 8SS. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (55%). 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 8SS

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 A, the most common, is £1,727.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 250 (27%)£1,727
Band Babout 160 (17%)£2,015
Band Cabout 120 (13%)£2,303
Band Dabout 200 (22%)£2,591
Band Eabout 130 (14%)£3,167
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,742
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,318
Band Hwithheld£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 55% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 8SS is in (ONS area E01018989), 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 8SS?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TR20 8SS, 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 8SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TR20 8SS is Penzance Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Penzance Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • St Erth Rail Station Railway station 9.5 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fore Street, 48 m away.

More stations near TR20 8SS, 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 8SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TR20 8SS, 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 8SS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TR20 8SS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 8SS?

The nearest to the centre of TR20 8SS, 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 8SS?

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 8SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TR20 8SS, 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 8SS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TR20 8SS, 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 8SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of TR20 8SS 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 8SS in a conservation area?

The centre of TR20 8SS 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 8SS?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TR20 8SS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other crime1 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 8SS

Ward
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
Parish
Madron
Region
South West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
September 1991

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

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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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