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TR8 5AW area guide

Who lives in TR8 5AW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Grampound Road, St Newlyn East and Cubert
Council: Cornwall
Region: South West
Neighbourhood population: 2,688 (2024)

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At a glance

What TR8 5AW is like

TR8 5AW is a postcode in the Grampound Road, St Newlyn East and Cubert area of Cornwall. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,688 people. 68.2% of households own their home, 21.3% rent privately and 9.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 62.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in TR8 5 sold for a median of £350,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How TR8 5AW compares

Headline figures for TR8 5AW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£350,000

Median over 54 sales in TR8 5, 0% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.2/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 1 bus stop within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£52,093

Average annual income before tax, higher than 48% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where TR8 5AW differs most from the national average.

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Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

TR8 5AW FAQs

Is TR8 5AW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in TR8 5AW?

The median sale price over the last year was £350,000.

Homes in TR8 5 sold for a median of £350,000 across 54 sales in the year to August 2026, 0% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is TR8 5AW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around TR8 5AW, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in TR8 5AW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 68.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37.5%).

Which council covers TR8 5AW?

The local authority for TR8 5AW is Cornwall.

TR8 5AW comes under Cornwall in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is TR8 5AW?

Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10.

There are 1 bus stop within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.2 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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