TR26 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TR26 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TR26
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
13%
Gigabit-capable
13%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the TR26 postcode district (Cornwall) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 645 postcodes Ofcom measures in TR26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 13%.
Around 0.6% of premises in TR26 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 TR26
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TR26 1AB | 96.8% | 0% |
| TR26 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| TR26 1AE | 66.7% | 0% |
| TR26 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| TR26 1AG | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| TR26 1AH | 54.8% | 2.4% |
| TR26 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| TR26 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| TR26 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| TR26 1AQ | 93.8% | 81.3% |
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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 TR26
Police recorded 70 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TR26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 42 | 60.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 | 14.3% |
| Other theft | 5 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 4.3% |
| Public order | 3 | 4.3% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 2.9% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1.4% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.4% |
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 TR26
Based on 177 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TR26 is £342,000, down 12.3% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£525,000
47 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
18 sales
Terraced
£300,000
62 sales
Flat / maisonette
£280,000
36 sales
Latest recorded sales in TR26
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Sandows Lane | TR26 1QW |
| 22 May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Headland Road | TR26 2NS |
| 22 May 2026 | £233,000 | Semi-detached | Penbeagle Crescent | TR26 2JG |
| 15 May 2026 | £695,000 | Terraced | Back Road East | TR26 1PF |
| 15 May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat | Wesley Place | TR26 1SL |
| 14 May 2026 | £175,000 | Other | Higher Stannack | TR26 1QJ |
| 12 May 2026 | £755,000 | Detached | Higher Tregenna Road | TR26 2AU |
| 11 May 2026 | £815,000 | Flat | Albany Terrace | TR26 2BS |
| 11 May 2026 | £444,000 | Detached | Polmennor Drive | TR26 2SQ |
| 11 May 2026 | £450,000 | Terraced | Church Place | TR26 1LU |
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 TR26
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives School | Secondary | 11–16 | 580 | TR26 2BB |
| St Uny CofE Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 235 | TR26 2SQ |
| St Ives Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 197 | TR26 1DN |
| St Ives Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 132 | TR26 1DH |
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 TR26
167 rated food businesses operate in TR26. 162 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ardor, Ayr News, Balancing Eel, Balcony Bar & Kitchen, Bayspace Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TR26
From a sample of 101 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 TR26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
35%
Band D
42%
Band E
14%
Band F
4%
Band G
4%
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 TR26 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.