TR1 9SU Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced February 2021. Ward: Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
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.