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Truro South & Central: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Truro South & Central neighbourhood of Cornwall, England (ONS area Cornwall 044). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes TR1, TR2, TR3, TR4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TR1 2TR.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Truro South & Central is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cornwall (2 of 20 signals falling, none rising). Houses here typically resell for £327,500 and flats for £165,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Truro, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.2 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£327,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£165,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.15; 0 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£51,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
3.2 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (14,000 jobs in 2024 against 6,967 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Truro South & Central sits in Cornwall
- Typical house price: 27th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
- Typical flat price: 20th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 13th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Truro South & Central
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
0 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cornwall, 2 the other way and 18 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Truro Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (970 m in a straight line). About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Falmouth Docks (about 24 min); Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 39 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Bosvigo School 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school Penair School 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Truro South & Central
What is the typical house price in Truro South & Central?
£327,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
How does Truro South & Central compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Typical house price: 27th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall. Typical flat price: 20th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 13th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall.
Is Truro South & Central an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Truro South & Central gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 0 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Truro South & Central?
Truro. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (970 m in a straight line). About 5.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Falmouth Docks (about 24 min); Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 39 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Truro South & Central?
Nearest state primary school. Bosvigo School. 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Penair School. 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.