TR2 4RS Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mewan & Grampound. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fore Street, Grampound: 25 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fore Street, Grampound: 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 (23% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, GRAMPOUND (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 27.
- 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
- APRIL COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST NUN WITH ATTACHED WALL, RAILINGS AND GATEWAY TO SOUTH, grade II
- FAIRMAN HOUSE, grade II
- GODFREYS, grade II
- HILLSBORO, grade II
- HOUSE ATTACHED TO WEST OF APRIL COTTAGE, grade II
- HOUSE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF PENWYN HOUSE, grade II
- HOUSE IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE COTTAGE RESTAURANT, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- LINDLEY, grade II
- MARKET CROSS, grade II
- OLDE WALLS, grade II
- PAIR OF ATTACHED HOUSES IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE TREVILLICK GUEST HOUSE, grade II
- PEN Y LAN AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO EAST, grade II
- PENDENE AND LITTLE PENDENE, grade II
- PENWYN HOUSE, grade II
- RINGMORE HOUSE, grade II
- ROSKEAR, grade II
- SPRINGFIELD, grade II
- THE COTTAGE RESTAURANT, grade II
- THE DOLPHIN INN, grade II
- TOWN HALL AND CLOCK TOWER, grade II
- TREVAIL, grade II
- TREVILLICK GUEST HOUSE, grade II
- VERCOE, grade II
- VINE COTTAGE, grade II
- YE OLD POST OFFICE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO EAST, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 26 addresses are between 21 m and 39 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Dolphin Inn Grampound | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Depot Summercourt | 8.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 9.1 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 8.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 17.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 164.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Probus Surgery | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Probus Pharmacy | 3.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Truro Road Dental Practice | 8.6 km |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 9.6 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 9.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,080 m² | 70 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 26 |
14 of the postcode's 26 addresses are 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 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) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Fore Street.