Prosper Road Cornwall
18 addresses across 8 postcodes (PL26), about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 31401544.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £297,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, E: 3).
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bugle, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 173 to 227 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 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 1,170 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £297,500 | £297,500 | £297,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2022 | 1A PL26 8PR | Detached | £297,500 | |
| 1 Sep 2017 | THE BEECHES PL26 8PR | Detached | £220,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 103 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (2); 1996-2002 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 A (32% of about 2,070 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 8PR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8JZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| PL26 8HP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8HS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 173 m and 227 m above sea level (204 m on average); the ground rises about 55 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 8HJ | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8HP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8HQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8HS | 46% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8HU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8JZ | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8PR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Higher Trezaise | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-Op Roche Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 152 km (95 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Clays Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roche Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cornwall Dental Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Roche, Roche Cashzone | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,360 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 6,050 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,770 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock, a scheduled monument, 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval chapel of St Michael's on Roche Rock | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Chapel of St Michael at Roche Rock | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Churchyard cross in Roche churchyard, 10m south of the church | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Round cairn with beacon called Hensbarrow | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hensbarrow Beacon | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Currian Vale | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
| Belowda Beacon | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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 8PR: 7 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- PL26 8HJ: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- PL26 8JZ: 2 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- PL26 8HP: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- PL26 8HQ: 1 address of 47 in the postcode
- PL26 8HS: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
- PL26 8HU: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- PL26 8HX: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
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.