TR15 3RU Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced July 2012. Ward: Pool & Tehidy. Region: South West.
Streets
- Wilson Way, Pool: 19 addresses
- Agar Way, Pool: 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 A (43% of about 1,060 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 Adjacent To Kevill Road Pool Redruth: up to 8 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- South Crofty Mine Dudnance Lane Pool Redruth Cornwall TR15 3QT: up to 87 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 20 addresses are between 107 m and 110 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Camborne 373,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Health Centre Pool | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Camborne | 2.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ponsharden Ferry Landing Penryn | 14.4 km |
| Car parks | Rosewarne car park | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 460 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 30.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 187.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carn To Coast Health Centres | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | Green Lane Dental Practice | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Camborne Redruth Community Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Treloweth Gardens 990 m² | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Heartlands 3.8 ha | 480 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,680 m² | 710 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,980 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 5.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boiler House Immediately to North East of Pump Engine House to Robinsons Shaft at South Crofty Mine, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boiler House Immediately to North East of Pump Engine House to Robinsons Shaft at South Crofty Mine | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m west |
| Pump Engine House to Robinsons Shaft at South Crofty Mine | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m west |
| Compressor House, Chimney, Whim Engine House and Electricity Substation at Robinsons Shaft, South Crofty Mine | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m west |
| Carpenters Shop, Workshops and Forge at Robinsons Shaft, South Crofty Mine | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m west |
| East Pool Mine | Scheduled monument | 580 m north-east |
| 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 east |
| Wayside cross on Whitcross Hill, immediately north of Seaview Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carn Brea | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| House of Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Tolgus Mount | Valley | 2.0 km north-east |
| Church Coombe | Valley | 2.1 km east |
| Beech Wood | Wood | 3.3 km north-west |
| Basset's Cove | Tidal water | 4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
1 of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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 Wilson Way.