TR2 4SB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mewan & Grampound. Region: South West.
Streets
- Fore Street, Grampound: 36 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fore Street, Grampound: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fore Street, Grampound: 6 addresses
- A390, Tavistock: 5 addresses
- Mill Lane, 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: 20.
- 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
- BRIDGE COTTAGE, 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
- 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
- THE COTTAGE RESTAURANT, grade II
- THE DOLPHIN INN, 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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 57 addresses are between 20 m and 28 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% 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 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dolphin Inn Grampound | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Depot Summercourt | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 17.1 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 164 km (102 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Probus Surgery | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Probus Pharmacy | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Truro Road Dental Practice | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,080 m² | 150 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church, a scheduled monument, 140 m east. 55 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church | Scheduled monument | 140 m east |
| Manor Houses | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m east |
| Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Trewithen | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 9.7 km (6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Creed Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Barteliver Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Golden Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Trevan Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Woodland Valley | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
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 | 13 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 15 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 57 |
39 of the postcode's 57 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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.