PL26 8LA Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Roche & Bugle. Region: South West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Rock Cottages, Trezaise: 27 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 3 addresses
- Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Woon Mill Cottages, Carbis: 1 address
- Carbis Wharf, Carbis: 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 A (36% of about 1,180 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
- CARBIS BRICK AND TILE WORKS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 59 addresses are between 143 m and 173 m above sea level (152 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 7.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 14.6 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Roche Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 13.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 151.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clays Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Roche Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cornwall Dental Centre | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 7.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Roche, Roche Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,870 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 120 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,770 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-east |
| Hensbarrow Beacon | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Belowda Beacon | Hill | 4.2 km north-west |
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km south-east |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 4.3 km south-east |
| Currian Vale | Valley | 4.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 2 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 Unnamed street near Rock Cottages.