TR8 5AU postcode in Cornwall, England
TR8 5AU is a postcode in Cornwall, in the St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern ward. It is in the Truro and Falmouth parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since February 1984.
Where TR8 5AU is, and what is near it
- TR8 5AU
- Other postcodes in TR8 5: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 1 bus stop
- 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 50.3514, longitude -5.0094)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after TR8 5AU?
- CornwallCouncil, for all local services Cornwall: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around TR8 5AU Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Devon & CornwallPolice force area
- Truro and FalmouthParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jayne Kirkham (Labour (Co-op)), as Parliament lists them. Contact Jayne Kirkham
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 TR8 5AU?
Every home and business at TR8 5AU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 TR8 5AU?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for TR8 5AU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for TR8 5AU on BinDayBuddySource: 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 TR8 5AU 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 TR8 5AU.
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 TR8 5AU: 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 TR8 5AU 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near TR8 5AU?
Homes in TR8 5 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £499,250 22 sales
- Semi-detached £350,000 17 sales
- Terraced £217,500 13 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 TR8 district: a typical £335,000 from 195 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 TR8 5AU
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in TR8 5AU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 January 2025. 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 TR8 5AU?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around TR8 5AU. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 B, the most common, is £2,015.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 120 (11%) | £1,727 |
| Band B | about 400 (36%) | £2,015 |
| Band C | about 220 (20%) | £2,303 |
| Band D | about 200 (18%) | £2,591 |
| Band E | about 120 (11%) | £3,167 |
| Band F | about 30 (3%) | £3,742 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,318 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,182 |
When the homes were built
- 23% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 5% 1945 to 1964
- 25% 1965 to 1982
- 17% 1983 to 1999
- 8% 2000 to 2009
- 12% 2010 to 2019
- 7% 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 TR8 5AU is in (ONS area E01018815), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 TR8 5AU?
The nearest open schools to TR8 5AU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 TR8 5AU?
The nearest railway station to the centre of TR8 5AU is Quintrell Downs Rail Station, 6.0 km away in a straight line.
- Quintrell Downs Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
- St Columb Road Rail Station Railway station 7.2 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Pillars Close, 198 m away.
More stations near TR8 5AU, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near TR8 5AU?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of TR8 5AU, 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.
- Probus Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 882745 8.1 kmDrive
- Newquay Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01637 850002 8.3 kmDrive
- Brannel Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 822254 8.5 kmDrive
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 TR8 5AU?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TR8 5AU 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near TR8 5AU?
The nearest to the centre of TR8 5AU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Mint Dental Hygiene Suite Phone 07774 001167 7.4 kmDrive
- Newquay Dental Centre Phone 01637 870936 7.8 kmDrive
- Green Room Dentistry Phone 01637 879889 8.0 kmDrive
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 TR8 5AU?
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.
- Newquay Community Hospital Phone 01726 627561 8.1 kmDrive
- Duchy Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01872 226100 11.0 kmDrive
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 TR8 5AU?
The nearest care homes to the centre of TR8 5AU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- The Manse Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01872 510844 3.9 kmCycle
- Rosehill House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01726 883776 4.8 kmCycle
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 vets are near TR8 5AU?
The nearest vets to the centre of TR8 5AU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Beacon Vet Care Newquay Phone +44 1637 695 100 7.7 kmDrive
- Kenwyn Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1872 225599 9.6 kmDrive
- Penmellyn Veterinery Practice 9.8 kmDrive
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 TR8 5AU in a conservation area?
The centre of TR8 5AU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 TR8 5AU?
Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TR8 5AU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for TR8 5AU
- Ward
- St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern
- Parish
- St. Newlyn East
- Region
- South West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- February 1984
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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