TR15 3LD Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Pool & Tehidy. Region: South West.
Streets
- East Pool Park, Pool: 75 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 580 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
- Pendeen Barncoose Terrace Illogan Highway Cornwall TR15 3EZ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 75 addresses are between 106 m and 110 m above sea level (108 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 | 2.5 km |
| Camborne 373,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Killersfield Pool | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Camborne | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ponsharden Ferry Landing Penryn | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | Flowerpot Chapel Carpark | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 30.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 187.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carn To Coast Health Centres | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Green Lane Dental Practice | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Camborne Redruth Community Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,720 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,680 m² | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,980 m² | 550 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chimney Stack Approx. 30 Metres East of Pump Engine House at Taylor's Shaft of New East Pool Mine, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Stack Approx. 30 Metres East of Pump Engine House at Taylor's Shaft of New East Pool Mine | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m west |
| East Pool Mine | Scheduled monument | 160 m west |
| Pump Engine House at Taylor's Shaft of New East Pool Mine | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m west |
| Neolithic hilltop enclosure with later settlement and defensive structures, a prehistoric field system, a medieval castle and deer park and mineral workings on Carn Brea | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| The Tolgus arsenic works 80m south east of East Tolgus House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| House of Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-east |
| Carn Brea | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Tolgus Mount | Valley | 1.4 km north-east |
| Church Coombe | Valley | 2.0 km south-east |
| Illogan Woods | Wood | 3.2 km north-west |
| Portreath Beach | Beach | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 75 | 75 |
None of the postcode's 75 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 94% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 East Pool Park.