TR16 5FJ

Perranporth · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cornwall
Postcode district
TR16
Postcode sector
TR16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TR16 5BX 203 m
TR16 5EN 225 m
TR16 5BJ 283 m
TR16 5BN 283 m
TR16 5ED 283 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TR16 5FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TR
Postcode district
TR16
Postcode sector
TR16 5
Latitude
50.258359
Longitude
-5.195359
British National Grid easting
172,342
British National Grid northing
44,707

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04013079
Westminster constituency
Camborne and Redruth · E14001148
Output area
E00095039
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 040A · E01018825
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 040 · E02003907

Postcode source versions

Explore TR16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Blackwater Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Three Bridges

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km
  3. Treleigh Community Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
81
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TR16 5 residents
6,152

Age bands in TR16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

925 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

542 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,357 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,714 residents

Age 65 and over
24.5%

1,475 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • CHACEWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    CHACEWATER, TRURO, TR4 8QS

    ODS code L82015

    2.8 km

  • LEATSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    FORTH NOWETH, REDRUTH, TR15 1AU

    ODS code L82042

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rodda's Creamery

    BCT · Scorrier

    0.1 miles
  • Rodda's Creamery

    BCT · Scorrier

    0.1 miles
  • Smokey Joes

    BCT · Scorrier

    0.2 miles
  • Smokey Joes

    BCT · Scorrier

    0.2 miles
  • Crossroads House

    BCT · Scorrier

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 040A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,984 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Blackwater Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

81 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.