TR4 9EU Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Region: South West.
Streets
- New Mills Lane, Cornwall: 2 addresses
- Treliske Lane, Cornwall: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Treliske Lane, New Mills: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near New Mills Lane, New Mills: 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 (43% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- FOOTBRIDGES OVER RIVER KENWYN AND LEAT, grade II
- NEW MILL COTTAGE, grade II
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 7 addresses are between 20 m and 25 m above sea level (22 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 | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Redruth 416,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Truro | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 1C Patient and Visitor Overflow Car Park Royal Cornwall Hospitals | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 19.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 174.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lander Medical Practice | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Reeds Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Knowledge Spa | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 15 Pydar Street Halifax | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Victoria Gardens 2.6 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,180 m² | 940 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,930 m² | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round 200m north west of Penventinnie, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round 200m north west of Penventinnie | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Standing cross at High Cross, 30m west of Truro Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 3.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Governs Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Halbullock Moor | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Nansavallan Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Calenick Creek | Estuary | 3.8 km south-east |
| Tresemple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km east |
| Victoria Point | Wetland | 4.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the postcode's 7 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 | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 65% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 83% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 64% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 3 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 New Mills Lane.