TR8 5HU postcode in Cornwall, England

TR8 5HU 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 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 100% of homes and businesses at TR8 5HU can get it Across Cornwall: 66% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in TR8 5, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Quintrell Downs 3.5 km in a straight line

Where TR8 5HU is, and what is near it

Map of TR8 5HU and what is near it Map of TR8 5HU: its centre point, with the 252 other postcodes in the TR8 5 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. TR8 5AA: also in TR8 5TR8 5FB: also in TR8 5TR8 5FE: also in TR8 5TR8 5FF: also in TR8 5TR8 5FG: also in TR8 5TR8 5FL: also in TR8 5TR8 5GS: also in TR8 5TR8 5HR: also in TR8 5TR8 5HS: also in TR8 5TR8 5HT: also in TR8 5TR8 5HX: also in TR8 5TR8 5HY: also in TR8 5TR8 5HZ: also in TR8 5TR8 5JA: also in TR8 5TR8 5JF: also in TR8 5TR8 5JH: also in TR8 5TR8 5JJ: also in TR8 5TR8 5JQ: also in TR8 5TR8 5LB: also in TR8 5TR8 5LD: also in TR8 5TR8 5LE: also in TR8 5TR8 5LF: also in TR8 5TR8 5LG: also in TR8 5TR8 5LH: also in TR8 5TR8 5LJ: also in TR8 5TR8 5LL: also in TR8 5TR8 5LN: also in TR8 5TR8 5LP: also in TR8 5TR8 5LQ: also in TR8 5TR8 5LR: also in TR8 5TR8 5LS: also in TR8 5TR8 5LT: also in TR8 5TR8 5LU: also in TR8 5TR8 5LW: also in TR8 5TR8 5LX: also in TR8 5TR8 5LY: also in TR8 5TR8 5LZ: also in TR8 5TR8 5NA: also in TR8 5TR8 5NB: also in TR8 5TR8 5ND: also in TR8 5TR8 5NE: also in TR8 5TR8 5NF: also in TR8 5TR8 5NG: also in TR8 5TR8 5NQ: also in TR8 5TR8 5NX: also in TR8 5TR8 5NY: also in TR8 5TR8 5NZ: also in TR8 5TR8 5SH: also in TR8 5TR8 5SJ: also in TR8 5 Quintrell Downs station 3.5 kmSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern TR8 5HU Map of TR8 5HU and what is near it Map of TR8 5HU: its centre point, with the 252 other postcodes in the TR8 5 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 1 km. 2 places, 3.5–4.4 kmSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern TR8 5HU
  • TR8 5HU
  • Other postcodes in TR8 5: 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 50.3730, longitude -5.0333)

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 TR8 5HU?

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 5HU?

Every home and business at TR8 5HU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TR8 5HU 100% Cornwall 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TR8 5HU 100% Cornwall 93%
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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 5HU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for TR8 5HU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for TR8 5HU 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 TR8 5HU 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 5HU.

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 5HU: 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 5HU 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 TR8 5HU?

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.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • 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 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 TR8 5HU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TR8 5HU 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

What council tax band are homes near TR8 5HU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around TR8 5HU. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). 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 TR8 5HU

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 C, the most common, is £2,303.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (21%)£1,727
Band Babout 150 (21%)£2,015
Band Cabout 180 (25%)£2,303
Band Dabout 110 (15%)£2,591
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£3,167
Band Fabout 40 (6%)£3,742
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,318
Band Hwithheld£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 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 5HU is in (ONS area E01018831), 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 TR8 5HU?

The nearest open schools to TR8 5HU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TR8 5HU, 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 TR8 5HU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TR8 5HU is Quintrell Downs Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Quintrell Downs Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Newquay Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

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 TR8 5HU, 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 TR8 5HU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TR8 5HU, 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 TR8 5HU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TR8 5HU 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 TR8 5HU?

The nearest to the centre of TR8 5HU, 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 TR8 5HU?

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 TR8 5HU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TR8 5HU, 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 vets are near TR8 5HU?

The nearest vets to the centre of TR8 5HU 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 TR8 5HU in a conservation area?

The centre of TR8 5HU 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 TR8 5HU?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of TR8 5HU in the latest month it has published.

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 TR8 5HU

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
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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All of TR8

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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