B3274 Cornwall
44 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL26), about 780 m long, classed as a b road. USRN 31402494.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 8, F: 8, G: 2).
- Flood: 17 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 75% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Austell, about 3.5 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Caerloggas Downs, is about 1.1 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 152 to 202 m above sea level.
- Noise: 33 of its 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Austell Health Group, about 4.3 km away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 81 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, detached (5); Bungalow, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (14); 1900-1929 (4); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (4).
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 street: most are in band B (45% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026: CORNWALL COUNCIL, Remedial works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 12 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 11 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 13 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 4 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 8XG | not in 2 or 3 | 15 / 2 / 7 | unlikely |
| PL26 8XQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 152 m and 202 m above sea level (177 m on average); the ground rises about 50 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 8XG | 97% | 97% | 97% | 3% |
| PL26 8XQ | 75% | 75% | 75% | 25% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest The Old Post Office Carthew | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 11.3 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 15.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 153.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 4.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Bugle Pharmacy | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Slades Road Cashzone | 3.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Caerloggas Downs 52 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,570 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn, a scheduled monument, 490 m south. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Part of the china clay works known as Wheal Martyn | Scheduled monument | 490 m south |
| Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Hensbarrow Beacon | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Trethowel Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 2.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 44 |
33 of the street's 44 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treverbyn Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheal Martyn Enterprises PL26 8XG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| The Chapel Guest House PL26 8XG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 20 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2021 |
| The Sawles Arms PL26 8XH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | 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 street | 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 street | 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 street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.