PL26 6RX Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mevagissey & St Austell Bay. Region: South West.
Streets
- Trevarth, Mevagissey: 63 addresses
- Tregoney Hill, Mevagissey: 3 addresses
- Valley Road, Mevagissey: 1 address
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 (230 m)
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel Polkirt Hill Mevagissey St Austell Cornwall PL26 6UX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 67 addresses are between 8 m and 49 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 6%, gigabit 6% 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 | 7.6 km |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Trevarth Mevagissey | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 7.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 740 m |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 7.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 23.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 161.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mevagissey Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | Headlines | 7.4 km |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 6.4 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 7.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,940 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,700 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lawn House, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 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* | 230 m north-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-east |
| 27, Polkirt Hill | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m south-east |
| Harbour Piers and Quays | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m east |
| Defensive enclosure at Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Heligan | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Wayside cross 35m south of Heligan House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Battery | Wetland | 630 m east |
| Little Polstreath | Beach | 650 m east |
| Polstreath | Beach | 760 m north-east |
| Treleaven Plantation | Wood | 770 m north-west |
| Polkirt Beach | Beach | 940 m south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 67 |
3 of the postcode's 67 addresses are 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 | 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 Trevarth.