TR16 postcode area · Cornwall

The TR16 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 20 to 62 across them. Every full TR16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TR16 district: Shortlanesend, Chacewater & Carnon Downs scores 62 out of 100 (#2,603 of 6,856 nationally) while Redruth North sits at 21 — neighbours on the map, 41 points apart on the index. 2 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £217,000 in Redruth North to £575,000 in Mylor Bridge & Frogpool — a 2.6× gap within the TR16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,437a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TR16 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +22.0% over 5 years · -4.4% over the year · 178 sales
Detached£332,500
Semi-detached£262,000
Terraced£227,500
Flat
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shortlanesend, Chacewater & Carnon DownsCornwall 2,60362 £395,000
Redruth SouthCornwall 3,15854 £250,000
Mylor Bridge & FrogpoolCornwall 3,15854 £575,000
St Agnes & Mount HawkeCornwall 3,43250 £395,000
Crowan, Wendron & StithiansCornwall 4,04341 £327,500
Illogan & PortreathCornwall 4,16639 £290,500
St Day & LannerCornwall 4,44735 £260,000
Pool & Illogan HighwayCornwall 5,08426 £247,975
Redruth NorthCornwall 5,42021 £217,000

People living in TR16 Census 2021

Residents70,012
Median age (est.)47
Density237per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 11%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in TR16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TR16 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TR16.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.