TR1 2JX Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Treworder Road, Truro: 19 addresses
- Greenwith Close, Truro: 1 address
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 B (34% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to rear Old County Hall Truro TR1 3HA: up to 40 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- 9 And 10 Frances Street Truro TR1 3DN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Card Factory 5 - 8 St Nicholas Street Truro TR1 2RL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Langweath Lodge Old Falmouth Road Truro TR1 2HN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m)
- Carrick House Pydar Street Truro TR1 1DT: up to 320 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 20 addresses are between 34 m and 42 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 39%, gigabit 39% 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 | 480 m |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Gwarnick Road Truro | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 830 m |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Tresawya Drive, TR1 | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 175.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lander Medical Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Truro | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Health Services | 380 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,720 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Gardens 2.6 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,930 m² | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,930 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lander's Monument, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m east. 264 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lander's Monument | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m east |
| Truro Crown Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-east |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 770 m north-east |
| The City Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m east |
| Truro Cathedral | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m north-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nansavallan Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Trethowell Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 2.0 km south-east |
| California Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 3.1 km south-east |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the postcode's 20 addresses is 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Treworder Road.