TR3 6BB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Threemilestone & Chacewater. Region: South West.
Streets
- Mount Pleasant Road, Threemilestone: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Centenary Way, Newbridge: 3 addresses
- Higher Besore Road, Cornwall: 2 addresses
- Chyvelah Road, Threemilestone: 1 address
- Little Newbridge, Newbridge: 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 C (66% of about 620 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 23 addresses are between 65 m and 100 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 18%, gigabit 18% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Glyn Way Threemilestone | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 4.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | 1B Patient and Visitor Car Park Royal Cornwall Hospitals | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 21.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 177.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chacewater Health Centre | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Threemilestone Dental Practice | 590 m |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 3.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Maiden Green 200 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6,690 m² | 790 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 23 |
5 of the postcode's 23 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 8 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 Mount Pleasant Road.