Forth Noweth Carnon Downs, Cornwall
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (TR3), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9001175.
8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7, C: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Perranwell, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 2.3 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 71 to 74 m above sea level. None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Carnon Downs Surgery, about 220 m away. About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2015 (7); 2012-2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 street: most are in band E (30% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 71 m and 74 m above sea level (72 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR3 6FP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TR3 6HZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Perranwell 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Manse Road Carnon Downs | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Temp Bus Station Truro | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Trelissick Ferry Landing Trelissick Gardens | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 25.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 179.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carnon Downs Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | Victoria Pharmacy | 4.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Praise | 340 m |
| Hospital | Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Playing Place, Nr Truro Cashzone | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,280 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pengelly Meadows Recreation Area 2,700 m² | 140 m |
| Allotments | Playing Place Alloments 1.3 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill, a scheduled monument, 250 m south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill | Scheduled monument | 250 m south |
| Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-west |
| Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor | Scheduled monument | 770 m east |
| Carclew | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 7.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tregye Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Belt Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Southmoor Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| North West Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north |
| Loe Beach | Beach | 3.7 km south-east |
| Pill Point | Wetland | 4.0 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devoran School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnon Downs Bowling Club TR3 6HX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 4 Good | 10 Nov 2015 |
| Homeleigh Garden Centre TR3 6LN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Trevince Road (2); On or near West Corner (1); On or near Bissoe Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Pengelly Close · Cowling Road · West Corner · Manse Road · Trevince Road · Forth Noweth · Valley Lane · Knight's Meadows · Staggy Lane · Nans Kew · Treheath Meadows · Woon Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.