McCarthy Drive Cornwall
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (PL26), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9000652.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £82,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 11, C: 4).
- 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 B; 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 Columb Road, about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 77 to 86 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brannel Surgery, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 37 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £82,000 | £82,000 | £82,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2024 | 10 PL26 7EE | Terraced | £82,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 May 2021 | 10 PL26 7EE | Terraced | £62,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 80 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, mid-terrace (2); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2019 (11); 2007-2011 (2); 2012-2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (14); 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 (31% of about 780 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 77 m and 86 m above sea level (82 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 7EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL26 7EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Columb Road 3,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Creakavose St Stephen | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Depot Summercourt | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 160 km (100 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brannel Surgery | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Stephen Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | Truro Road Dental Practice | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food St Stephen Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,930 m² | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church, a scheduled monument, 420 m (0.3 miles) east. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside cross and cross base in St Stephen's churchyard, 6m south of the church | Scheduled monument | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Stephen's churchyard, 3m south of the church | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Church of St Stephen | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Chapel Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Treveor Farmhouse With Attached Front Wall and Gateway | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Tregargus stone grinding mill No 2 | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bodinnick Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Burgotha Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Carnwinnick Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Carpalla Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Woodland Valley | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 21 |
9 of the street's 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| Brannel School | Secondary | 11–16 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Stores PL26 7NT | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Co-Operative PL26 7NN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 320 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Real Ocean PL26 7NN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Archie's Fish And Chips PL26 7PX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2026 |
| St Stephen Social Club PL26 7NS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 4 Good | 26 Mar 2014 |
| Terras Garage PL26 7RX | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Cafe Pause PL26 7NS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2024 |
| Queens Head PL26 7SQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mccarthy Drive (11); On or near Creakavose Park (7); On or near Brannel Green (5); On or near Creakavose (4); On or near Hedgerow Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
Nearby streets
Hedgerow Lane · Creakavose Park · Central Close · Meadow Close · Brannel Green · Creakavose · Gilbert Close · Dabryn Way · Park Gwyn · Park Gwyn · Fore Street · Lois Lane
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.