Roche Road Bugle, Cornwall
142 addresses across 6 postcodes (PL26), about 670 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 31400727.
- Sales: 110 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £208,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 80 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 15, C: 20, D: 13, E: 18, F: 11, G: 2).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 0% to 14% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bugle, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 135 to 147 m above sea level.
- Noise: 28 of its 142 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Clays Practice, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | £208,000 | £180,000 | £325,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £236,500 | £87,500 | £510,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £262,500 | £208,000 | £352,500 |
| 2022 | 8 | £301,250 | £140,000 | £325,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £190,000 | £140,000 | £290,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £220,000 |
| 2019 | 13 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £195,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £173,250 | £170,000 | £176,500 |
| 2017 | 2 | £154,500 | £139,000 | £170,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £129,950 | £121,000 | £149,950 |
| 2015 | 1 | £147,000 | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £70,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2026 | 39 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 6C, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2026 | 5A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £208,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2025 | 2, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2025 | 71 PL26 8PP | Terraced | £214,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Apr 2025 | 15 PL26 8PL | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 3A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £208,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2025 | 39 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £87,500 | |
| 9 Dec 2024 | GREENLAW, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £352,500 | |
| 6 Dec 2024 | 71 PL26 8PP | Terraced | £110,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Dec 2024 | 7D, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2024 | 42A PL26 8PP | Other | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Aug 2024 | 1 PL26 8PL | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2024 | 2B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £208,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2024 | CARBIS SALT STORE PL26 8PP | Other | £236,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jan 2023 | 49 PL26 8PP | Detached | £860,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Dec 2022 | GREENLAW, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2022 | 12 PL26 8PW | Detached | £282,500 | |
| 22 Aug 2022 | 22 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 20 May 2022 | 1 PL26 8PL | Detached | £276,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 May 2022 | 7B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 7C, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2022 | 5C, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2022 | 63 PL26 8PP | Terraced | £179,950 | |
| 17 Feb 2022 | MALIBU, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2021 | 53 PL26 8PP | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2021 | 6C, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2021 | 22 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2021 | 26 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 8B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 8A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2020 | HILCREST, 28A PL26 8PP | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2020 | 2A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2020 | 6A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2019 | 4B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2019 | 5A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2019 | 1B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2019 | 3A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2019 | 7A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 30 May 2019 | 4, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 17 May 2019 | 16 PL26 8PW | Detached | £157,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | 2B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 1 May 2019 | 5, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2019 | 1A, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Other | £140,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 6B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 3B, WHEAL ROSE PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2019 | 38 PL26 8PP | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2019 | 11 PL26 8PL | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2018 | 24 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £93,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Sep 2018 | 22 PL26 8PP | Semi-detached | £176,500 |
Energy performance certificates
80 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (42); House, detached (17); House, mid-terrace (8). Built: 1900-1929 (20); before 1900 (13); 2016 (11). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (41); rented (private) (8).
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 B (37% of about 1,690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- LOWER WOON, grade II
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 8PP | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PL26 8PL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8PW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8PN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| PL26 6PP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL26 8PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 143 addresses are between 135 m and 147 m above sea level (141 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 6PP | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8PB | 100% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| PL26 8PL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8PN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PL26 8PP | 95% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| PL26 8PW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Roche 5,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bowling Club Bugle | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-Op Roche Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 151 km (94 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Clays Practice | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bugle Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornwall Dental Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Roche, Roche Cashzone | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,870 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,040 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,770 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hensbarrow Beacon | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Penwithick Park | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Great Treverbyn Mica Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
| Clann Wood | Wood | 5 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 28 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 114 | 142 |
28 of the street's 142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugle School | Primary | 2–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubbeez Cafe And Mobile Events PL26 8PP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Old Forge Cafe PL26 8PW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Co-op Bugle Fore Street PL26 8PD | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Spar PL26 8PD | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Bugle School PL26 8PD | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2025 |
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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
- PL26 8PP: 106 addresses of 119 in the postcode
- PL26 8PL: 14 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- PL26 8PW: 11 addresses
- PL26 8PN: 9 addresses
- PL26 6PP: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
- PL26 8PB: 1 address of 12 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.
- 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.