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PL26 postcode area · Cornwall

The PL26 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 16 to 67 across them. Every full PL26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PL26 district contains both ends of the scale: St Austell East & Carlyon Bay at 68 out of 100 (#2,226 of 6,856 in England) against Roche & Goss Moor at 17, a 51-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £222,500 in Roche & Goss Moor to £375,000 in St Breward, Tredethy & Lanivet.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,748a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL26 district

£261,088median home sold over the past year · +25.8% over 5 years · +4.4% over the year · 334 sales
Detached£377,500
Semi-detached£217,000
Terraced£205,000
Flat£139,950
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
St Austell East & Carlyon BayCornwall 2,22668 £299,000
Mevagissey & PolgoothCornwall 3,37851 £350,000
Grampound Road, St Newlyn East and CubertCornwall 4,02941 £346,250
St Austell North & CarclazeCornwall 4,29637 £225,000
St Breward, Tredethy & LanivetCornwall 4,39236 £375,000
St Columb Major & St MawganCornwall 4,59133 £280,000
Trewoon, Coombe & FoxholeCornwall 5,13225 £237,000
Lostwithiel & PenwithickCornwall 5,13925 £238,000
Roche & Goss MoorCornwall 5,70117 £222,500

People living in PL26 Census 2021

Residents76,283
Median age (est.)47
Density112per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 10%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PL26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL26 district.

St Austell St Columb

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL26.

PL25 TR9 PL24 TR2 PL28 PL29 PL27 PL31

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.