Stoney Lane Polgooth, Cornwall
6 addresses across 3 postcodes (PL26), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 31402051.
- 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.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1).
- Flood: 5 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, Trelowth Road, Polgooth, is 30 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 2 times (1 hours) in 2025.
- 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: 6 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Burngullow Common - Wind Turbine, is 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- 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 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Austell, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Austell Health Group, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 28% 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 public order.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
£9.99 The Street Dossier Full Report for a home on Stoney Lane: its own records, questions to ask the seller and everything on this page, in one PDF. Choose the home
House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 164 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (1); 1996-2002 (1); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,422 kWh of it on average in 2024, 12% more than the district's 10,181 kWh, and 4,744 kWh of electricity, 16% less than the district's 5,626 kWh. There are gas meters for about 66% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 7AZ | 28 | 2,984 kWh | 18 | 13,233 kWh |
| PL26 7AX | 30 | 5,037 kWh | 25 | 8,495 kWh |
| PL26 7BG | 27 8 Economy 7 | 3,542 kWh | 13 | 6,995 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (31% of about 830 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land North Of Mount Pleasant Farm Trelowth Road Polgooth Cornwall PL26 7BX: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
9 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 6 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninnis Farm Solar Cornwall PA11/01432 | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Mar 2013 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Manor Farm Cornwall PA11/00670 | Solar farm | 4.7 MW | Operational Jul 2011 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Burngullow Common - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA23/09937 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 4.1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jan 2025 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Goonamarth Farm - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA23/10069 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 4.3 MW | Being built Dec 2025 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pennans Farm, Grampound - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Cornwall PA25/04764 | Anaerobic digestion | Planning application made Jul 2025 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Higher Biscovillack Farm, Greensplat - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA25/09581 | Wind 1 turbine, 134 m tall | 4.3 MW | Planning application made Jan 2026 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Garlenick Estate 2 - Wind Turbines Cornwall PA12/09852 | Wind 2 turbines | 4 MW | Operational Jun 2015 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Lower Longstones, St Mewan Wind Turbine Cornwall PA20/09318 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 4.1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2021 | 4.7 km (2.9 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 | 4.9 km (3.1 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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 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 7AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| PL26 7AX | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| PL26 7BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 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
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 2 times, for 1 hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Polgooth Stream.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polgooth Combined Sewer Overflow South West Water | Polgooth Stream | 2 | 1 | 550 m (0.3 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 30 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trelowth Road, Polgooth Trelowth Road, Polgooth - Mayne Polgooth - Vercoe, St Stephens | 1950 to 1989 | Inert, industrial, household, special (hazardous) | 30 m |
| Cannaframe Polgooth, Cornwall | Not recorded | Commercial | 110 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 6 addresses are between 43 m and 49 m above sea level (46 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL26 7AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL26 7AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PL26 7BG | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stoney Lane Polgooth | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Duck bridge car park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 158 km (98 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group Good Feb 2025 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Truro Road Dental Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital Requires improvement Feb 2023 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Averlea Residential Home Requires improvement Jun 2025 | 220 m |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Westhill - St. Austell, Westhill Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,850 m² | 160 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,390 m² | 250 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,660 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Part of a mining complex at South Polgooth Mine | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Sticker Camp later Prehistoric-Roman round | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sticker Down | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Hill's Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Shepherdshill Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Carnjewey Beach | Beach | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mewan Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 79% in 2023) |
| Pondhu Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | 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) |
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
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meezees Snack Shack PL26 7BA | Mobile caterer | 150 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2019 |
| Averlea Care Home PL26 7BP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Polgooth Post Office & Stores PL26 7BP | Retailers - other | 230 m | 4 Good | 3 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fore Street (4).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 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 | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 6 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 7AZ: 3 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- PL26 7AX: 2 addresses of 72 in the postcode
- PL26 7BG: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stoney Lane · Trelowth Road · St Margarets Lane · Lower Trelowth Road · Sycamore Close · Bosinver Lane · Lower Tregongeeves · The Drive · Whitegate Cottages · Fore Street · Chapel Hill · The Burrows
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.