PL26 8ZW Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced August 2025. Ward: Penwithick & Boscoppa. Region: South West.
Streets
- A391, Cornwall: 30 addresses
- Billinge Road, Carluddon: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street near A391, Penhale: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A391, Penhale: 1 address
- 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 55 addresses are between 221 m and 237 m above sea level (228 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% 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 (2.1 miles) |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Roundabout Carluddon | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 11.2 km (6.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Eden Project - Cornwall GeniePoint | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 153 km (95 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bugle Pharmacy | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Slades Road Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Caerloggas Downs 52 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,070 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,800 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 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, 1.6 km (1 mile) west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 240 m south-west |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Charlestown Beach | Beach | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 5 km (3.1 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 40 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 55 |
55 of the postcode's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
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 (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 A391.