TR5 postcode area guide — Cornwall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TR5 postcode district in Cornwall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TR5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59.1%
Gigabit-capable
59.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the TR5 postcode district (Cornwall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 182 postcodes Ofcom measures in TR5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59.1%.
Around 0.2% of premises in TR5 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 TR5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TR5 0AA | 100% | 72.7% |
| TR5 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| TR5 0AD | 100% | 33.3% |
| TR5 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| TR5 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| TR5 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| TR5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| TR5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| TR5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| TR5 0AN | 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 TR5
Police recorded 16 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TR5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 7 | 43.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 18.8% |
| Other theft | 3 | 18.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 12.5% |
| Burglary | 1 | 6.3% |
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 TR5
Based on 49 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TR5 is £433,000, down 3.8% on the previous year (£450,000).
Detached
£492,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£417,500
10 sales
Terraced
£285,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in TR5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | British Road | TR5 0TX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced | Quay Road | TR5 0RP |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £492,000 | Detached | Butson Park | TR5 0YP |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | TR5 0YA | |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced | Goonown Road | TR5 0XG |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £670,000 | Semi-detached | TR5 0PL | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | Bolster Close | TR5 0TT |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £410,000 | Other | Water Lane | TR5 0QZ |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Castle Meadows | TR5 0UB |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Durning Road | TR5 0UP |
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 TR5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 386 | TR5 0LZ |
| Mithian School | Primary | 4–11 | 73 | TR5 0XW |
| Mount Hawke Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 241 | TR4 8BA |
| Three Bridges | Not applicable | 11–19 | 32 | TR4 8EG |
| Blackwater Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 128 | TR4 8ES |
| Perranporth Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | TR6 0EU |
| Chacewater Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | TR4 8PZ |
| Treleigh Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 314 | TR16 4AY |
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 TR5
45 rated food businesses operate in TR5. 35 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aggie Beach Cafe, Cafe Q, Carr Butchers, Chapel Porth Beach Cafe, Chef's Corner.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TR5
From a sample of 134 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TR5 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band D). 38% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
36%
Band C
1%
Band D
16%
Band E
24%
Band F
16%
Band G
7%
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 TR5 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.