Buying a home in TR8, Newquay. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£345kmost £287k–£427k
Houses per m²£3,771flats £2,901
Sold last year72451 in five years
Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TR8 sold for £345,139 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £286,694 and £427,096, for about 95 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Newquay (£347,000).

72 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £149k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TR8 4 (£3,734) and the most in TR8 5 (£3,862).

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,574 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £69,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in TR8 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£218,643£193k–£286k53 m²11
2£245,808£204k–£309k61 m²139
3£345,139£287k–£427k95 m²168
4£504,766£442k–£662k130 m²49
5+£537,715£452k–£747k162 m²56

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£219k£246k£345k£505k£538k
Detached—£309k£409k£548k£603k
Semi-detached—£288k£307k£454k—
Terraced£208k£212k£290k£312k—
Flats£149k£179k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across TR8

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TR8 4£3,734£2,890
TR8 5£3,862£2,943

Schools near TR8

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Columb Minor Academy70% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmNewquay Tretherras46.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about TR8

Is TR8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Newquay; prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (70% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (46.2% against 43.8%); 72 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TR8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TR8 sold for £345,139 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £286,694 and £427,096.

Is TR8 expensive for Newquay?

A 3-bedroom house in TR8 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Newquay (£347,000).

How many homes sell in TR8 each year?

72 homes sold in the last year and 451 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near TR8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Columb Minor Academy, where 70% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TR8?

For a 3-bedroom house, TR9 (£279k, 8 km), TR1 (£303k, 15 km), PL26 (£248k, 16 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.