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Truro South & Central

Middle area

South Cornwall. 7,661 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Truro South & Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£290,000
Joint 3,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,968
Joint 4,199th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Truro South & Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Truro South & Central at a rate of 237.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences671
Anti-social behaviour385
Other crime299
Shoplifting198
Criminal damage and arson156
Drug offences37
Burglary31
Vehicle crime20
Theft from the person12
Robbery10

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Truro South & Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Truro South & CentralMiddle
Median sale price73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from £200,000 to £575,000. The middle area is £292,750. Truro South & Central is £290,000.
£290,000joint 33rd cheapest
Population73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 5,005 to 12,172. The middle area is 7,505. Truro South & Central is 6,968.
6,96826th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 93.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Truro South & Central is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage73 middle areas, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 17.4% to 94.4%. The middle area is 70.2%. Truro South & Central is 72.7%.
72.7%joint 32nd highest

Is Truro South & Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Truro South & Central at a rate of 237.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 178 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Truro South & Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (671), anti-social behaviour (385) and other crime (299).

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.

Figures for the whole of Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Truro South & Central alone. See Cornwall

Average house price
£274,570
Down 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,002
64th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Truro South & Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Truro South & Central was £290,000 in 2025.

Truro South & Central had 6,968 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Truro South & Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Truro South & Central, 72.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.