PL26 7BB postcode in Polgooth, Cornwall

PL26 7BB is a postcode in Polgooth, in the St Mewan & Grampound ward of Cornwall. It is in the St Austell and Newquay parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 31% of homes and businesses can get it. Cornwall: 66% Typical price £252,500 Homes sold in PL26 7, last 12 months. ▼ 7.3% on the year before Nearest station St Austell 2.8 km in a straight line

Where PL26 7BB is, and what is near it

Map of PL26 7BB and what is near it Map of PL26 7BB: its centre point, with the 302 other postcodes in the PL26 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PL26 7AD: also in PL26 7PL26 7AL: also in PL26 7PL26 7AR: also in PL26 7PL26 7AS: also in PL26 7PL26 7AT: also in PL26 7PL26 7AU: also in PL26 7PL26 7AX: also in PL26 7PL26 7AY: also in PL26 7PL26 7AZ: also in PL26 7PL26 7BA: also in PL26 7PL26 7BD: also in PL26 7PL26 7BE: also in PL26 7PL26 7BG: also in PL26 7PL26 7BH: also in PL26 7PL26 7BL: also in PL26 7PL26 7BN: also in PL26 7PL26 7BP: also in PL26 7PL26 7BQ: also in PL26 7PL26 7BS: also in PL26 7PL26 7BT: also in PL26 7PL26 7BU: also in PL26 7PL26 7BW: also in PL26 7PL26 7BX: also in PL26 7PL26 7BY: also in PL26 7PL26 7BZ: also in PL26 7PL26 7DA: also in PL26 7PL26 7DB: also in PL26 7PL26 7DD: also in PL26 7PL26 7DE: also in PL26 7PL26 7DP: also in PL26 7PL26 7DR: also in PL26 7PL26 7DS: also in PL26 7PL26 7DT: also in PL26 7PL26 7DU: also in PL26 7PL26 7DX: also in PL26 7PL26 7DY: also in PL26 7PL26 7DZ: also in PL26 7PL26 7EJ: also in PL26 7PL26 7EP: also in PL26 7PL26 7EQ: also in PL26 7PL26 7EW: also in PL26 7PL26 7EY: also in PL26 7PL26 7FP: also in PL26 7PL26 7FT: also in PL26 7PL26 7HB: also in PL26 7PL26 7HD: also in PL26 7PL26 7HE: also in PL26 7PL26 7HF: also in PL26 7PL26 7HG: also in PL26 7PL26 7HH: also in PL26 7PL26 7HL: also in PL26 7PL26 7HQ: also in PL26 7PL26 7JN: also in PL26 7 Restormel Academy 3.3 kmGP 4.8 kmBrannel Surgery 5.4 kmMevagissey Surgery 6.2 kmSt Stephen-in-Brannel PL26 7BB Map of PL26 7BB and what is near it Map of PL26 7BB: its centre point, with the 302 other postcodes in the PL26 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 1.9–3.3 km2 places, 3.3–4.8 kmSt Stephen-in-Brannel PL26 7BB
  • PL26 7BB
  • Other postcodes in PL26 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.3227, longitude -4.8196)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after PL26 7BB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at PL26 7BB?

Every home and business at PL26 7BB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 31% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)31% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cornwall: 93%

The line marks the figure across Cornwall.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at PL26 7BB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL26 7BB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is PL26 7BB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include PL26 7BB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cornwall

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for PL26 7BB: 6,295 properties in Cornwall are at high risk (1.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Cornwall

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of PL26 7BB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near PL26 7BB?

Homes in PL26 7 sold for a typical £252,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 7.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£252,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£272,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £173,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole PL26 district: a typical £270,000 from 280 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in PL26 7BB

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in PL26 7BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 4 July 2025. The middle sale was £295,000, from £222,500 to £518,000. Across PL26 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £252,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near PL26 7BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around PL26 7BB. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (41%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around PL26 7BB

Band D in Cornwall for 2026‑27: £2,591. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,727 (band A) to £3,742 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,591.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (23%)£1,727
Band Babout 70 (8%)£2,015
Band Cabout 220 (27%)£2,303
Band Dabout 260 (31%)£2,591
Band Eabout 70 (8%)£3,167
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,742
Band Gwithheld£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 41% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Cornwall before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of PL26 7BB is in (ONS area E01019068), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near PL26 7BB?

The nearest open schools to PL26 7BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL26 7BB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to PL26 7BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL26 7BB is St Austell Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • St Austell Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Bugle Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Springfield Close, 106 m away.

More stations near PL26 7BB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near PL26 7BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL26 7BB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near PL26 7BB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of PL26 7BB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near PL26 7BB?

The nearest to the centre of PL26 7BB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to PL26 7BB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near PL26 7BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL26 7BB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near PL26 7BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL26 7BB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near PL26 7BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL26 7BB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is PL26 7BB in a conservation area?

The centre of PL26 7BB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near PL26 7BB?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL26 7BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for PL26 7BB

Ward
St Mewan & Grampound
Parish
St. Mewan
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Polgooth
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

PL26 7BD140 mPL26 7BA160 mPL26 7BE160 mPL26 7BH210 mPL26 7AZ220 mPL26 7BL230 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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