Truro
Truro is a town in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 23,041. It has around 78 restaurants and cafés, 8 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 3 supermarkets, 78 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Truro, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £370,287, and there were around 197 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Truro area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cornwall area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 570,308 residents at roughly 161 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 179th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 16° · 56% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:53Sunset 19:38
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Crime
244 reported · July 2026▼ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences103
- Criminal damage & arson27
- Anti-social behaviour24
- Shoplifting23
5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Boscawen · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Persistent and Severe Anti Social Behaviour Reduce ASB and associated criminality. Provide visibility and reassurance to our communities,…
- Visibility and accessibility Build into our daily business a sustainable level of visibility within our communities and maintain our enga…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
941 reported road collisions (2024)
211 killed or seriously injured · 1,236 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
205 food businesses within 2 miles
- 182 rated 4–5 ★ (154 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Truro (0.7 km)
- 88 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Truro (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£277,801 average▲ 3.7% YoY
Across Cornwall · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,004 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £691
- 2 bed £884
- 3 bed £1,081
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · ESSO (8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · ESSO (8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
16 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Pydar House (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches15
- Playgrounds18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
570,308 residents in Cornwall · 161/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 83 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,591 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 287,200)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
298 schools · 73,481 pupils
235 primary · 31 secondary · 32 other
Ofsted: 95 of 120 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
279inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Brannel SchoolGood
- Budehaven Community SchoolGood
- Callington Community CollegeGood
- Camborne Science and International AcademyGood
- Cape Cornwall SchoolGood
- Helston Community CollegeGood
- Humphry Davy SchoolGood
- Launceston CollegeGood
- Mounts Bay AcademyGood
- Mullion SchoolGood
- Poltair SchoolGood
- Wadebridge SchoolGood
- Pool AcademyRequires improvement
- Bodmin College
- Falmouth School
- Fowey River Academy
- Hayle Academy
- Liskeard School and Community College
- Looe Community Academy
- Newquay Tretherras
- Penair School
- Penrice Academy
- Penryn College
- Redruth School
- Richard Lander School
- Saltash Community School
- Sir James Smith's School
- St Ives School
- The Roseland Academy
- Torpoint Community College
- Treviglas Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cornwall
Care & health services
555 CQC-registered services
- Care homes199
- GP practices76
- Dentists107
- Homecare agencies118
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cornwall
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 316 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,111 applications decided
92.3% granted · 1,025 granted, 86 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op)
Truro and Falmouth
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 4
- Con 7
- LD 26
- Grn 3
- Ref 20
- Oth 27
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics9
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens358
- Restaurants & cafés83
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,715 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
693 jobs advertised · £36,786 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£679 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,630 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 316,885 certificates
12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 43% · Solar 40% · Wind 9% · Imports 6%
173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60 women · 60.2 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Truro and Falmouth:
- Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 633 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership588 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership474 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s318 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office262 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Carrick, Cornwall · 0.1 kmCarrick was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its district council was based in Truro.
Truro Crown Court · 0.2 kmTruro Crown Court is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases at Edward Street in Truro, Cornwall, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery · 0.2 kmThe Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery, formerly known as the Royal Cornwall Museum, is a museum in Truro, England, which holds an extensive mineral collection rooted in Cornwall's mining and engineering heritage. The co…
Courtney Library · 0.2 kmThe Courtney Library is the library of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. It is housed in the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro, Cornwall.
High Cross, Truro · 0.2 kmHigh Cross is a cobbled plaza in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK, in front of the west face of Truro Cathedral. It is at the junction of Pydar Street, King Street, and St Mary's Street.
Truro Cathedral · 0.3 kmThe Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the p…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Truro?
- Truro is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- What is the population of Truro?
- Truro has an approximate settlement population of 23,041.
- How deprived is Truro?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Truro, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.