PL26 8ES Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Roche & Bugle. Region: South West.
Streets
- Harmony Road, Roche: 44 addresses
- Marshall Close, Roche: 1 address
- Harmony Close, Roche: 1 address
- Glebe Drive, Roche: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Harmony Road, Roche: 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 (40% of about 890 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
- The Old Rectory, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 48 addresses are between 180 m and 183 m above sea level (182 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, 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 | Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Marshall Close Roche | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Co-Op Roche Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 12.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 152.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clays Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roche Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Bodmin Hospital | 9.6 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 8.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Roche, Roche Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,360 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,050 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.6 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Gomonda, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m south-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Gomonda | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south-east |
| Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-east |
| Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock | Scheduled monument | 670 m south-east |
| Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m south-east |
| Three bowl barrows between 120m and 820m south of Brynn Barton Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hensbarrow Beacon | Hill | 2.8 km south |
| Belowda Beacon | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-east |
| Currian Vale | Valley | 3.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 48 |
7 of the postcode's 48 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Harmony Road.