Area guide

Living in TR26, Cornwall

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around TR26 in Cornwall. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Cornwall: £275,642, down 0.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South West average is £302,298.

Check sold prices for a specific address in TR26 →
See where TR26 ranks across South West →

Council tax at Band D in Cornwall: £2,591 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare TR26 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for TR26 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around TR26

60 recorded home sales on the streets around central TR26 in the last 2 years, with a median of £425,000 and a range from £144,000 to £5,817,576. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
1 Atlantic Lookout Trelyon Avenue, TR26 2AD Terraced £575,000 7 Aug 2026
Heather Moor Wheal Speed, TR26 2PT Detached £510,000 24 Jul 2026
18 Menhyr Drive, TR26 2QR Semi-detached £365,000 17 Jul 2026
10 Porthia Close, TR26 2JD Semi-detached £300,000 15 Jun 2026
Salamander Higher Tregenna Road, TR26 2AU Detached £755,000 12 May 2026
3 Chy Albany Apartments Albany Terrace, TR26 2BS Flat or maisonette £815,000 11 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

5 schools within 3 miles , of which 75% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
St Ives School Secondary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
St Ives Infant School Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
St Uny CofE Academy Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure
St Ives Junior School Primary Requires improvement 0.6 mi away no figure
Nancledra School Primary Not rated 2.3 mi away no figure

4 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for TR26 →

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Managers, directors and senior officials21.4%
Professional occupations13.9%
Associate professional and technical11.8%
Skilled trades11.7%
Elementary occupations11.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How TR26 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: social renting, up 7.5 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of TR26 (E01019011, 1,588 residents in 2021, up 9.9% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: social renting, up 7.5 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 79.6% 75.9% -3.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 16.7% 11.5% -5.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 2.2% 9.7% +7.5 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 10.2% 12.8% +2.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 30.7% 35.6% +4.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 29.1% 36.6% +7.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.3% 7.0% +1.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 75.6% 80.8% +5.2 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 98.0% 97.1% -0.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

48 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central TR26 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Cornwall's figures.

Buses from the centre of TR26

Best-served stop: Cornish Arms, with 3.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of TR26 is Cornish Arms: 3.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.0 in the evening and 1.6 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:48, last 23:18. Routes there: 14, 17, 16, 16A. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of TR26. The nearest, Stennack Surgery, has 11,937 registered patients and 1,713 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Stennack Surgery0.6 mi11,9371,713

Nearest A&E: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, where 43.3% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Cornwall pays £2,591 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.3% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Cornwall, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Cornwall, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,042+5.1%
2022-23£2,109+3.3%
2023-24£2,221+5.3%
2024-25£2,343+5.5%
2025-26£2,460+5.0%
2026-27£2,591+5.3%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Cornwall, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about TR26

What is the average house price in TR26?

The average sold price in Cornwall is £275,642 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in TR26?

Prices in Cornwall are down 0.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in TR26?

The median of 60 recorded sales around central TR26 in the last 2 years is £425,000, ranging from £144,000 to £5,817,576 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in TR26?

5 schools sit within 3 miles of central TR26, and 75% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in TR26?

48 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TR26 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is TR26 at risk of flooding?

Central TR26 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is TR26 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 75% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £425,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 48 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is TR26 safe?

48 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TR26 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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