PL26 6RL Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mevagissey & St Austell Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
- Tregoney Hill, Mevagissey: 5 addresses
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 B (27% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tall Trees (The Hollies) Church Lane Mevagissey St Austell Cornwall PL26 6SX: up to 11 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel Polkirt Hill Mevagissey St Austell Cornwall PL26 6UX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 5 addresses are between 67 m and 72 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 7.8 km |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Trevarth Mevagissey | 490 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 7.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 7.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 23.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 161.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mevagissey Surgery | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | Headlines | 7.6 km |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 6.6 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 7.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,940 m² | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,700 m² | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lawn House, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m north-east. 121 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lawn House | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-east |
| 27, Polkirt Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m east |
| Harbour Piers and Quays | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m east |
| Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Heligan | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north |
| Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Treleaven Plantation | Wood | 690 m north-west |
| The Battery | Wetland | 940 m east |
| Temple Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Little Polstreath | Beach | 1.0 km north-east |
| Polkirt Beach | Beach | 1.0 km south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tregoney Hill.