Edgar Road Cornwall
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (EX23), about 850 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 27403920.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 1, E: 3, F: 1).
- 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 D; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 14% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Coombe Junction Halt, about 32.2 km (20 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 151 to 170 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bottreaux Surgery, about 10 km (6.2 miles) away.
- People: About 170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 110 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1976-1982 (2); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (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 D (26% of about 1,250 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
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| EX23 0BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| EX23 0BL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 151 m and 170 m above sea level (156 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX23 0BL | 43% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| EX23 0BN | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Coombe Junction Halt 220 journeys in 2024–25 | 32.2 km (20 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Garage Wainhouse Corner | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 44.1 km (27 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 114 km (71 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bottreaux Surgery | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Stratton Hospital | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bude Police | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 180 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,620 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner, a scheduled monument, 100 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 410m east of Wainhouse Corner | Scheduled monument | 100 m north-west |
| Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon' | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Beacon | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Treworgie Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Trengayor Copse | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Landy Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Bynorth Cliff | Cliff or slope | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Thorn's Beach | Beach | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 17 |
4 of the street's 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobstow Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Wainhouse Inn EX23 0BA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 10 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Edgar Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 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 | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 20% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 44% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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
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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.