TR3 6JD Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Feock & Kea. Region: South West.
Streets
- Ringwell Hill, Ringwell: 2 addresses
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 D (26% of about 1,040 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
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 73 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Bissoe Road Carnon Downs | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Trelissick Ferry Landing Trelissick Gardens | 4.6 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 25.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 179.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carnon Downs Surgery | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | Victoria Pharmacy | 4.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Praise | 450 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Playing Place, Nr Truro Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,280 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pengelly Meadows Recreation Area 2,700 m² | 80 m |
| Allotments | Playing Place Alloments 1.3 ha | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill, a scheduled monument, 190 m south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill | Scheduled monument | 190 m south-west |
| Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill | Scheduled monument | 250 m south-east |
| Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Carclew | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 7.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tregye Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Southmoor Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| North West Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Belt Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Loe Beach | Beach | 3.8 km south-east |
| Pill Point | Wetland | 4.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 50% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 54% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 7 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 Ringwell Hill.