TR1 9DA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced March 2025. Ward: Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Region: South West.
Streets
- Harvey Road, 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 (30% of about 1,010 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
- Langweath Lodge Old Falmouth Road Truro TR1 2HN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Card Factory 5 - 8 St Nicholas Street Truro TR1 2RL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- The Former Site Of Tregolls House Tregolls Road Truro TR1 1PX: up to 14 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 address is about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest British Legion Flats Malpas Road Estate | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 670 m |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 810 m |
| Car parks | Parking space on Tresawya Drive, TR1 | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.9 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 | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Trafalgar House Dental Practice | 760 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Boscawen Park 5.3 ha | 470 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,110 m² | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 5.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lander's Monument, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m north-west. 159 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lander's Monument | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m north-west |
| Old Mansion House | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Penhaligon House, Princes Street Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| Princes House | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m north |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 940 m south-east |
| Trethowell Wood | Wood | 940 m south |
| Penpoll Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 1.9 km south-east |
| Nansavallan Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Harvey Road.