PL26 8GP Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced August 2025. Ward: Penwithick & Boscoppa. Region: South West.
Streets
- Campion Drive, Carluddon: 16 addresses
- A391, Cornwall: 13 addresses
- Unnamed street near A391, Penhale: 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 (45% of about 990 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 30 addresses are between 220 m and 232 m above sea level (227 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% 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 | 3.3 km |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Roundabout Carluddon | 500 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 11.1 km |
| EV charging points | Eden Project - Cornwall GeniePoint | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 16.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 152.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Bugle Pharmacy | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Slades Road Cashzone | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Caerloggas Downs 52 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,800 m² | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 170 m south |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 1.0 km east |
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-east |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 3.3 km south-west |
| Charlestown Beach | Beach | 4.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 30 |
29 of the postcode's 30 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Campion Drive.