TR1 2LD Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Carey Park, Truro: 48 addresses
- Infirmary Hill, Truro: 4 addresses
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
- 9 And 10 Frances Street Truro TR1 3DN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Card Factory 5 - 8 St Nicholas Street Truro TR1 2RL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land to rear Old County Hall Truro TR1 3HA: up to 40 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Carrick House Pydar Street Truro TR1 1DT: up to 320 homes, permissioned (670 m)
- Langweath Lodge Old Falmouth Road Truro TR1 2HN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 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 52 addresses are between 21 m and 34 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 590 m |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Albert Place Truro | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 610 m |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 800 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Tresawya Drive, TR1 | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 174.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lander Medical Practice | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Truro | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Community Health Services | 180 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 620 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,720 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Victoria Gardens 2.6 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,930 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,930 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lander's Monument, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south-east. 275 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* | 280 m south-east |
| Truro Crown Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 560 m north-east |
| The City Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m east |
| Truro Cathedral | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m north-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 2.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nansavallan Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Trethowell Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 1.9 km south-east |
| California Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 2.9 km south-east |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 52 | 52 |
None of the postcode's 52 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Carey Park.