TR8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newquay, Nansledan and St Newlyn East, in Cornwall.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TR8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TR8, 61.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TR8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TR8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TR8 at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 74.4 per 1,000 people across TR.
In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TR8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), other crime (102) and anti-social behaviour (60).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TR8 was 61.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in TR8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TR8 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TR8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall 018C | 1,834 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 50.7% |
| Cornwall 018F | 1,502 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.8% |
| Cornwall 018G | 1,541 | 104.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.3% |
| Cornwall 019A | 1,368 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 56.6% |
| Cornwall 020D | 1,728 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.9% |
| Cornwall 032B | 1,534 | 17.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.0% |
| Cornwall 032C | 1,336 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 21.3% |
MPs for TR8
- Noah LawLabourMP for St Austell and Newquay49% of TR8’s postcodes
- Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)MP for Truro and Falmouth35% of TR8’s postcodes
- Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratMP for North Cornwall16% of TR8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in TR81
Postcode sectors in TR82
Council1
Towns in TR81
Postcode districts next to TR86
Nearest rail stations2
More in the TR postcode area2
TR8 in brief
TR8 is a postcode district covering Newquay, Nansledan and St Newlyn East, in Cornwall.
About 12,487 people lived in TR8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £336,475 in 2025 across 314 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TR8 was £336,475 in 2025.
TR8 had 11,388 usual residents at the census.
In TR8, 61.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TR8, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.