Renting in Truro

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The average rent in Truro is £1,200/mo, with 1,050 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Truro rental appears.

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Renting in Truro

What it costs to rent in Truro

Truro currently has 1,050 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,200 a month. 33 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 57% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TR7 at around £800/mo, while PL30 sits nearer £1,638/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Truro rental market at a glance

1,050

Active rentals in Truro

£1,200/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Truro

Median monthly rent, based on 1,050 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£875/mo	124
2 bed	£1,100/mo	235
3 bed	£1,350/mo	168
4+ bed	£1,900/mo	159
Room	£650/mo	341

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Truro

Most Truro homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 284,310 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.80

≈ Band B–C

Stock

284k

284,310 properties

A
23%65,440
B
26%72,580
C
21%60,890
D
16%44,640
E
9%26,430
F
3%9,520
G
2%4,370
H
0%440

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Truro

63% of Truro premises can already get full-fibre and 64% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

63%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

64%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

94%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

373 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
63%
Gigabit-capable
64%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
94%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Cornwall), July 2025, covering 277,679 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Truro homes

39% of Truro homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

39%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

61%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

246k

245,871 EPCs

A
1%3,023
B
12%29,919
C
25%61,884
D
30%72,804
E
19%47,177
F
9%22,116
G
4%8,948

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Cornwall. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Truro

8 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Truro centroid. The five closest:

1
Bosvigo School
Primary · Community school · TR1 3BJ
0.39 mi
2
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TR1 1BN
0.47 mi
3
Truro Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · TR1 3RJ
0.49 mi
4
St Mary's CofE School, Truro
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · TR1 3RJ
0.49 mi
5
Tregolls Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · TR1 1LH
0.65 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Truro centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Truro

Flats & apartments

152

21% of listings

Houses

198

28% of listings

Rooms

341

48% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Truro — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 27% of the 216 houses currently advertised in Truro.

Terraced
27%58
Other house
27%58
Semi-detached
23%50
Detached
16%34
Bungalow
7%16

Rent by postcode

Where Truro rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 455 live listings in 31 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Truro

1PL30£1,638/mo4 rentals
2TR10£1,600/mo7 rentals
3TR3£1,500/mo12 rentals

Cheapest in Truro

1TR7£800/mo15 rentals
2PL14£850/mo21 rentals
3PL25£850/mo9 rentals

Features · Truro

Garden, parking, and floor area in Truro

Live signal across 1,050 Truro rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

86%

of 118 Truro listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 151 Truro listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Truro

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Truro has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 33 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Truro is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

33 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Truro ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Truro

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Playing Place has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Truro.

Highertown
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (48) · pop. ~5,000
21
per 1k
Kenwyn
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (92) · pop. ~4,000
54
per 1k
Trelander
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (95) · pop. ~3,000
70
per 1k
Malabar
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (96) · pop. ~2,000
104
per 1k
Playing Place
Safer area
No data available this month · pop. ~1,500
0.0
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Truro listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Truro.

SpareRoom

341

PrimeLocation

243

OpenRent

172

Rightmove

165

OnTheMarket

129

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Frequently asked

Renting in Truro — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Truro?

The median rent in Truro is £1200/month based on 1050 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Truro?

There are currently 1050 rental properties available in Truro, with 33 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Truro safe for renters?

Truro has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 33 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Truro?

The most commonly reported crime category in Truro is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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