TR3 7FR Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced December 2019. Ward: Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Station Road, Perranwell: 16 addresses
- Mellingey Valley, Cornwall: 16 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 E (19% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 32 addresses are between 17 m and 31 m above sea level (25 m on average).
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 | 180 m |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Railway Station Perranwell Station | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 6.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ponsharden Ferry Landing Penryn | 5.9 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 26.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 181.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Carnon Downs Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Victoria Pharmacy | 5.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Sunny Nook | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 5.9 km |
| Police station | Falmouth Police Station | 6.3 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Playing Place, Nr Truro Cashzone | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | King George's Field 1.5 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,390 m² | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage, a scheduled monument, 600 m north-east. 34 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage | Scheduled monument | 600 m north-east |
| Church of Saint Piran | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m south |
| Tullimaar | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south |
| Cast iron footbridge at Perran Mill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Carclew | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 9.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Devichoys Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Kennall Vale | Valley | 3.9 km south-west |
| Wheal Maid Tailings | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km north-west |
| Tubbon Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south-west |
| Restronguet Point | Headland | 4.5 km south-east |
| Weir Point | Wetland | 4.9 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) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 32 | 32 |
None of the postcode's 32 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 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 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 Station Road.