TR16 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TR16 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TR16
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.4%
Gigabit-capable
27.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the TR16 postcode district (Cornwall) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 660 postcodes Ofcom measures in TR16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27.4%.
Around 0.5% of premises in TR16 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in TR16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TR16 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AG | 0% | 0% |
| TR16 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AN | 100% | 0% |
| TR16 4AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cornwall
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cornwall district (312,345 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.1%
4G outdoors — all networks
96.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
0.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
83.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TR16
Police recorded 122 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TR16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 47 | 38.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 | 20.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 13 | 10.7% |
| Other theft | 12 | 9.8% |
| Public order | 6 | 4.9% |
| Weapons possession | 4 | 3.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 3.3% |
| Other crime | 4 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in TR16
Based on 161 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TR16 is £285,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£325,000
70 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
31 sales
Terraced
£242,500
47 sales
Flat / maisonette
£222,500
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in TR16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Pennance Parc | TR16 5TY |
| 14 May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Church Road | TR16 6LT |
| 14 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Scorrier Street | TR16 5LH |
| 14 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Merritts Hill | TR16 4HD |
| 8 May 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached | Carnmarth | TR16 5SB |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached | Borgwitha Estate | TR16 6QG |
| 8 May 2026 | £215,000 | Other | Paynters Lane | TR16 4DT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Detached | Borgwitha Estate | TR16 6QG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £286,000 | Terraced | Pennance Terrace | TR16 5TP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced | Kingsley Terrace | TR16 4LX |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cornwall demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cornwall district (570,308 residents, 250,533 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 17% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 25.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.2% |
| Private rented | 19.8% |
| Social rented | 7.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TR16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treleigh Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 314 | TR16 4AY |
| Lanner Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 209 | TR16 6AZ |
| Illogan School | Primary | 5–11 | 204 | TR16 4SW |
| Pencoys Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 168 | TR16 6RB |
| Portreath Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 165 | TR16 4LU |
| St Day and Carharrack Community School | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | TR16 5LG |
| Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy | Not applicable | 5–16 | 59 | TR16 6ND |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in TR16
86 rated food businesses operate in TR16. 71 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Afsana Spice, Amy's Kitchen And Bar, ATFB, Aviary Court Hotel, Baker Birds.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TR16
From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TR16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
5%
Band C
22%
Band D
27%
Band E
24%
Band F
12%
Band G
8%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cornwall
Landlines around TR16 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.