TR1 1EF Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (47% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, TRURO (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 19-22, NEW BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 19, ST MARY'S STREET, grade II
- 21, ST MARY'S STREET, grade II
- 34, 35 AND 36, ST AUSTELL STREET, grade II
- 37, ST AUSTELL STREET, grade II
- 7, NEW BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- NEW BRIDGE OVER RIVER ALLEN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Card Factory 5 - 8 St Nicholas Street Truro TR1 2RL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Carrick House Pydar Street Truro TR1 1DT: up to 320 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- The Former Site Of Tregolls House Tregolls Road Truro TR1 1PX: up to 14 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- 9 And 10 Frances Street Truro TR1 3DN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 6 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 32%, ultrafast 32%, gigabit 32% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Car Park Truro | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Truro | 210 m |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 230 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Old Bridge Street Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 174.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lander Medical Practice | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cathedral House (Dental Surgery) | 140 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Trafalgar Cashzone | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Furniss Island 3,030 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Gardens 2.6 ha | 560 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,110 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Mansion House, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south. 284 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Mansion House | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| Penhaligon House, Princes Street Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| Princes House | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south |
| The Mansion House and Attached Forecourt Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-west |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Polwhele Castle: a round with hut circle and field system 160m south west of Higher Tregurra | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 2.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lambessow Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Trethowell Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 2.0 km south |
| Nansavallan Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 2.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 30 |
6 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.