TR15 2EA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Redruth South. Region: South West.
Streets
- Basset Street, Redruth: 39 addresses
- Sea View Terrace, Redruth: 3 addresses
- Russell Crescent, Redruth: 2 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 A (48% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Former offices of Abbot & Wickett, grade II
- Former offices of the Malayan Tin Dredging Company, grade II
- PEDN-AN-DREA HOUSE, grade II
- Railway footbridge, Redruth station, grade II
- Waiting room on down platform, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Adjacent North Roskear Road And South Roskear Terrace Tuckingmill Cornwall TR14 8PR: up to 63 homes, permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 44 addresses are between 122 m and 134 m above sea level (128 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 | Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 80 m |
| Camborne 373,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Heanton Terrace Redruth | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Camborne | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ponsharden Ferry Landing Penryn | 12.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Flowerpot Chapel Carpark | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 370 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 28.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 185.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leatside Health Centre | 540 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pearson Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Camborne Redruth Community Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police | 5.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Redruth - East End Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Park 1.7 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,730 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.8 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) | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 43 | 41 |
1 of the postcode's 44 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Basset Street.