Dunstable Close Cornwall
7 addresses across 1 postcode (PL26), about 80 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 31402418.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 A; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Austell, about 5.3 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.4 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 227 to 230 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brannel Surgery, about 3.3 km away.
- People: About 430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (41% 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, 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 227 m and 230 m above sea level (229 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 7RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Gainsborough Park Foxhole | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 5.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 11.4 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 13.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 156.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brannel Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | St Stephen Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Truro Road Dental Practice | 4.9 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 7.0 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Stephen Cashzone | 3.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,770 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,370 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Earlier prehistoric hillfort and round cairn at St Stephen's Beacon | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Round 310m east of Carloggas Moor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Longstone on Longstone Downs | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Watch Hill | Hill | 900 m south-east |
| Carpalla Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Currian Vale | Valley | 1.7 km north |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 3.1 km south-east |
| Virginia Wood | Wood | 3.4 km west |
| Burgotha Wood | Wood | 3.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxhole Learning Academy | Primary | 5–11 | 570 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Nanpean Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainsborough Park Community Centre PL26 7RD | Other catering premises | 10 m | 4 Good | 26 Nov 2019 |
| Foxhole Learning Academy PL26 7XD | School/college/university | 500 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Toddington Lea (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- PL26 7RD: 7 addresses
Nearby streets
Guildford Close · Folkstone Close · Kenilworth Way · Southbourne Close · Greystone Avenue · Kings Pippin · Fir Crescent · Larkfield Close · Toddington Lea · Chichester Close · The Heathers · Chegwyns Hill
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.