City · Cornwall

Truro area guide

Who lives in Truro, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Cornwall
Region: South West
Population: 24,505 (2024)

TruroCity · Cornwall

At a glance

What Truro is like

Truro is a city in Cornwall in the South West. It is home to about 24,505 people across 10,374 households. 59.8% of households own their home, 21.4% rent privately and 17.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 54% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Truro compares

Headline figures for Truro, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.7/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 33.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 82 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

88%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools in Truro.

Household incomeMore

£53,232

Average annual income before tax, higher than 51% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Truro differs most from the national average.

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An older population
22.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

Truro FAQs

Is Truro a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.7 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 33.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Truro safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around Truro, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in Truro?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 6.8% of residents. 59.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (27.9%).

Which council covers Truro?

The local authority for Truro is Cornwall.

Truro comes under Cornwall in the South West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is Truro?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 82 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Truro Ferry Terminal, 0.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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