TR1 3TZ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Region: South West.
Streets
- St George's Road, Truro: 11 addresses
- Comprigney Hill, 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 (43% of about 650 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 (520 m)
- 9 And 10 Frances Street Truro TR1 3DN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Carrick House Pydar Street Truro TR1 1DT: up to 320 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Card Factory 5 - 8 St Nicholas Street Truro TR1 2RL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 12 addresses are between 14 m and 18 m above sea level (16 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 | 330 m |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest St Georges Road Truro | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Truro | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Moorfield Car Park | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 174.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lander Medical Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Reeds Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oak House Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 650 m |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 15 Pydar Street Halifax | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Gardens 2.6 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hendra Skate Park 2,020 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Dreadnought Playground 1.1 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,930 m² | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Truro Crown Courts, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m east. 144 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Truro Crown Courts | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m east |
| Church of St Keyne | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-east |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 930 m east |
| Truro Cathedral | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km 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 | 1.5 km south-west |
| Halbullock Moor | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Trethowell Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south-east |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 2.7 km south-east |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 3.7 km south-east |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on St George's Road.