TR8 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TR8 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TR8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
48.3%
Gigabit-capable
48.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.9%
Broadband availability in the TR8 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 558 postcodes Ofcom measures in TR8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 48.3%.
Around 1.9% of premises in TR8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TR8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TR8 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| TR8 4AB | 97.2% | 0% |
| TR8 4AD | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| TR8 4AE | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| TR8 4AF | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| TR8 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| TR8 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| TR8 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TR8 4AL | 80.8% | 0% |
| TR8 4AN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Cornwall
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cornwall district (312,345 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TR8
Police recorded 37 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TR8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 17 | 45.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 18.9% |
| Public order | 4 | 10.8% |
| Other theft | 3 | 8.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 8.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 2.7% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.7% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TR8
Based on 177 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TR8 is £322,250, down 5.2% on the previous year (£340,000).
Detached
£495,000
56 sales
Semi-detached
£305,000
56 sales
Terraced
£235,000
40 sales
Flat / maisonette
£192,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in TR8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Vyvyan Drive | TR8 4NF |
| 11 May 2026 | £399,950 | Terraced | TR8 4DX | |
| 8 May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Bownder Treveli | TR8 4GE |
| 1 May 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced | New Row | TR8 5DL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £116,000 | Detached | Garth Trewolek | TR8 4UB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | TR8 4AE | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Kew An Prysk | TR8 4RD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced | Gannel View Close | TR8 4NH |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £120,950 | Terraced | TR8 5QD | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £39,950 | Terraced | Atlantic Reach | TR8 4LX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cornwall demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cornwall district (570,308 residents, 250,533 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 25.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.2% |
| Private rented | 19.8% |
| Social rented | 7.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TR8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nansledan School | Primary | 4–11 | 386 | TR8 4FX |
| Cubert Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 165 | TR8 5HE |
| St Newlyn East Learning Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 154 | TR8 5ND |
| Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | TR8 4EP |
| Summercourt Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 100 | TR8 5EA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TR8
131 rated food businesses operate in TR8. 116 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ascona Westways Service Station, Beach Box Mawgan Porth, Beachcomber Cafe, Bedruthan Hotel And Spa, Bettys News Shop.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TR8
From a sample of 111 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TR8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
17%
Band C
18%
Band D
23%
Band E
21%
Band F
16%
Band G
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cornwall
Landlines around TR8 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.