Follet Close Higher Porthpean, Cornwall
9 addresses across 3 postcodes (PL26), about 250 m long. USRN 31402080.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2009 the median was £172,500 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026 (-2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £995 a month.
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Sewage Treatment Works, is 250 m away.
- Storm overflows: 4 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 154 times (2,000 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 130 m from its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 4 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Goonamarth Farm - Wind Turbine, is 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 89% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Austell, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 82 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Austell Health Group, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 1,120 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | £172,500 | £172,500 | £172,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2009 | TREGORRICK VEAN PL26 7AG | Detached | £172,500 |
House prices and rents in Cornwall
A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026, 2.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 36% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £419,340 |
| Semi-detached | £275,595 |
| Terraced | £227,474 |
| Flat or maisonette | £144,637 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £226,508 |
Private renters in Cornwall paid £995 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £685 |
| Two bedrooms | £877 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,073 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,496 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 16,223 kWh of it on average in 2024, 59% more than the district's 10,181 kWh, and 3,638 kWh of electricity, 35% less than the district's 5,626 kWh. There are gas meters for about 70% of the homes.
1 of its postcodes has no gas meters recorded among 10 or more homes: often flats heated by electricity, or homes off the gas grid.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 6AG | 13 | 3,010 kWh | none recorded | |
| PL26 7AG | 14 | 2,558 kWh | 19 | 10,067 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PL26.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (23% of about 1,730 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.
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 4 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goonamarth Farm - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA23/10069 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 4.3 MW | Being built Dec 2025 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Burngullow Common - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA23/09937 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 4.1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jan 2025 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Higher Biscovillack Farm, Greensplat - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA25/09581 | Wind 1 turbine, 134 m tall | 4.3 MW | Planning application made Jan 2026 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Wheal Martyn, Carthew - 1 Wind turbine Cornwall PA21/07216 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 1.3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Feb 2022 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 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 7FH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 6AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 7AG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 130 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Rame Head to Hartland Point | up to 3 m | 140 m |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | No active intervention Rame Head to Hartland Point | up to 10 m | 130 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention Rame Head to Hartland Point | up to 10 m | 130 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
4 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 154 times, for 2,000 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into St Austell River, St Austell Bay, English Chanel, St Austell Bay (C).
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Austell Wwtw (Menagwins) South West Water | St Austell River | 106 | 1,891 | 380 m |
| Charlestown Pumping Station South West Water | St Austell Bay, English Chanel | 18 | 51 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Charlestown Harbour Pscso/Eo South West Water | St Austell Bay (C) | 30 | 58 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Porthpean Pscso/Eo South West Water | St Austell Bay (C) | 0 | 0 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 250 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewage Treatment Works Tregorrick, St Austell, Cornwall | 1947 to 1955 | Commercial, household | 250 m |
| Tregorrick Quarry Tregorrick Quarry, St Austell | 1930 to 1950 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household | 360 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 82 m and 90 m above sea level (87 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 6AG | 100% | 87% | 87% | 0% |
| PL26 7AG | 100% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| PL26 7FH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Austell Hospital | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Clifden Road Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 19.9 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 156 km (97 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group Good Feb 2025 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Headlines | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital Requires improvement Feb 2023 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodland Residential Care Home Good Feb 2026 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bypass Service Station Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Round called Castle Gotha | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Matthews Wood | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Porth Pean Beach | Beach | 1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Hill's Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Sticker Down | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 addresses is 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Charles School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
| Penrice Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 49.1 (50.9 in 2025 and 48.5 in 2024); 47.6% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Pondhu Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 47% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Sandy Hill Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Poltair School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.7 (47.4 in 2025 and 43.4 in 2024); 37.7% grade 5+ in English and maths |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
5 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 400 m (0.2 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Days Penrice PL26 6AA | Full day care | 63 | Good (Aug 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) PL25 4QA | Sessional day care | 30 | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Camp Cornwall PL26 6AZ | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| St Austell (Polkyth) Leisure Centre Holiday Club PL25 4DB | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Schools Out Club, St Austell PL25 5BN | Out-of-school day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 158 childminders and 20 home childcarers (nannies) in Cornwall. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Austell Community Hospital PL26 6AA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Meadowbank Poultry & Preserves PL26 7AJ | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2019 |
| Cornwall Hospice Care PL26 6AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Happy Days Nursery PL26 6AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 100% happened in the dark, and 100% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2021 05:13 | Slight | 3 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, no street lights, frost or ice |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 9 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 7FH: 6 addresses
- PL26 6AG: 2 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- PL26 7AG: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.