Beam Road Bugle, Cornwall
17 addresses across 5 postcodes (PL26), about 270 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 31401810.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bugle, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Caerloggas Downs, is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 148 to 180 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Clays Practice, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 72 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 (44% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 8PZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8FX | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL26 8PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8PT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8WJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 148 m and 180 m above sea level (163 m on average); the ground rises about 32 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 8FX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL26 8PS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8PT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8PZ | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Square Bugle | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-Op Roche Car Park | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 15 km (9.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 151 km (94 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Clays Practice | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bugle Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornwall Dental Centre | 280 m |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Roche, Roche Cashzone | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Caerloggas Downs 52 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,800 m² | 90 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,770 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Hensbarrow Beacon | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
| Trevanney Wood | Wood | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 18 |
2 of the street's 18 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugle School | Primary | 2–11 | 330 m | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Treverbyn Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man Foon House PL26 8PE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2025 |
| Bugle Library Of Things PL26 8PE | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2018 |
| Old Forge Cafe PL26 8PW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| The Bugle Inn PL26 8PB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Spar PL26 8PD | Retailers - other | 280 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Bugle School PL26 8PD | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
| Co-op Bugle Fore Street PL26 8PD | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Goonbarrow Meadow (27); On or near Netley Meadow (14); On or near Parking Area (13); On or near Fore Street (12); On or near Charles Street (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings The Bugle Inn (pub/bar/nightclub, PL26 8PB) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PL26 8PZ: 10 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- PL26 8FX: 3 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- PL26 8PS: 2 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- PL26 8PT: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- PL26 8WJ: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Charles Street · Goonbarrow Walk · Park Lane · Fore Street · Goonbarrow Meadow · Netley Meadow · Rosevear Road · New Street · Goonbarrow Meadow · Crescent Road · Rosevear Meadows · Higher Netley Cottages
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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.