TR1 3DB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Boscawen & Redannick. 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 B (38% of about 710 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: 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 (200 m)
- Card Factory 5 - 8 St Nicholas Street Truro TR1 2RL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Land to rear Old County Hall Truro TR1 3HA: up to 40 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Carrick House Pydar Street Truro TR1 1DT: up to 320 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Langweath Lodge Old Falmouth Road Truro TR1 2HN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 17 addresses are between 12 m and 18 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 500 m |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest End St Georges Road Truro | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 630 m |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 790 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Tresawya Drive, TR1 | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 174.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lander Medical Practice | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Reeds Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Richmond Dental Practice | 190 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 460 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 2.6 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,930 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,930 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Truro Crown Courts, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north. 279 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Truro Crown Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north |
| Lander's Monument | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m south-east |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 470 m north-east |
| Truro Cathedral | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m east |
| The City Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 2.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nansavallan Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Trethowell Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 2.1 km south-east |
| California Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 17 |
16 of the postcode's 17 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 33% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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 | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.