TR3 6DH Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Threemilestone & Chacewater. Region: South West.
Streets
- Polstain Road, Threemilestone: 84 addresses
- Polstain Crescent, Threemilestone: 1 address
- Glyn Way, Threemilestone: 1 address
- Sampson Way, Threemilestone: 1 address
- Mount Pleasant Road, Threemilestone: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Oceans House Truro Business Park Threemilestone Cornwall TR4 9LD: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 88 addresses are between 98 m and 105 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 38%, gigabit 38% 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 | 3.2 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Glyn Way Threemilestone | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Truro Park and Ride | 870 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 21.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 177.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chacewater Health Centre | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Threemilestone Dental Practice | 400 m |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 4.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,690 m² | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant, a scheduled monument, 200 m east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round and associated remains 150m south of Mount Pleasant | Scheduled monument | 200 m east |
| Round 180m north east of Polstein | Scheduled monument | 370 m south-west |
| Hillfort 225m north east of Bosvisack | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Halbullock Moor | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Governs Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Bosvisack Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Treworder Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Croftwest Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Wheal Maid Tailings | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 82 | 88 |
6 of the postcode's 88 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 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 Polstain Road.