PL26 6EB Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced April 2019. Ward: Mevagissey & St Austell Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (27% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CLOCK TOWER AT DUPORTH FARM HOTEL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 19 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 46 m and 52 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Rashleigh Road Duporth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 2.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Charlestown Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 155.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holmbush One LLP | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 510 m |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Bypass Service Station Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Charlestown Harbour, comprising the inner dock and quays; outer basin and piers; eastern breakwater; and the eastern wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m north-east. 65 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Harbour, comprising the inner dock and quays; outer basin and piers; eastern breakwater; and the eastern wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north-east |
| Wesleyan Chapel and Attached Schoolrooms | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north-east |
| Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School | Scheduled monument | 890 m north |
| Long Stone | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north |
| Round called Castle Gotha | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Tregrehan | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Du Porth | Beach | 310 m south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 1.2 km east |
| Park Matthews Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| The Mount | Hill | 4.1 km north-east |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 27 |
1 of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.