# Truro Town in Cornwall, South West. Truro is a town in Cornwall, South West. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 131.7 per 1,000 people. About 24,244 people. Town. Code E63006998. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) Truro is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Truro add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Truro was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 442nd most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 23,060** (2021). Truro had 23,060 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 478th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Truro live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 74.9%** (January 2026). In Truro, 74.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63006998) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Truro live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63006998) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 355 homes were sold in Truro in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63006998) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Truro. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63006998) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Truro had 23,060 usual residents at the census. ## How Truro compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Truro | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £290,000 | joint 55th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 | | Population | 23,060 | 33rd most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.9% | 14th lowest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 | ## Is Truro safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Truro at a rate of 131.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 291 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Truro. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,341), other crime (547) and anti-social behaviour (529). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Truro was 127.5 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in Truro, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Truro has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Truro | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Cornwall 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018823) | 1,520 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 66.4% | | [Cornwall 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018824) | 2,677 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.8% | | [Cornwall 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018853) | 2,848 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 72.0% | | [Cornwall 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018854) | 1,415 | 158.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.6% | | [Cornwall 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018856) | 1,318 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.5% | | [Cornwall 043E](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018857) | 1,443 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.0% | | [Cornwall 043F](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018858) | 1,445 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 51.7% | | [Cornwall 043G](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01034862) | 1,433 | 244.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 79.6% | | [Cornwall 043H](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01034863) | 2,249 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.4% | | [Cornwall 044A](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018807) | 1,948 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.4% | | [Cornwall 044B](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018808) | 1,524 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.3% | | [Cornwall 044D](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01018810) | 1,369 | 85.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.1% | | [Cornwall 044E](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01034864) | 1,016 | 635.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 63.2% | | [Cornwall 044F](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/neighbourhood/e01034865) | 1,110 | 588.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 59.7% | ## Your MP - [Truro and Falmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/truro-and-falmouth): Jayne Kirkham (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) ## Postcode districts covering Truro [TR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tr1) ## Middle areas in Truro [Truro East](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/truro-east), [Truro South & Central](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/truro-south-and-central), [Truro West](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall/truro-west) ## Towns near Truro [Redruth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/redruth), [Penryn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penryn), [Falmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/falmouth), [Pool and Illogan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pool-and-illogan), [Camborne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/camborne), [Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newquay) ## Truro in brief Truro is a town in Cornwall, South West. About 24,244 people lived in Truro in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 355 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 131.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Truro was £290,000 in 2025. Truro had 23,060 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Truro live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Truro, 74.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63006998 - Constituency: [Truro and Falmouth †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/truro-and-falmouth) - Council: [Cornwall †](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) - Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 7.44 km² - People, mid-2024: 24,244* - Neighbourhoods: 14 - Output areas: 77 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Redruth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/redruth), [Penryn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/penryn), [Falmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/falmouth), [Pool and Illogan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pool-and-illogan), [Camborne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/camborne), [Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newquay) ## Latest updates for Truro - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006998 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/truro