PL26 8EX postcode in Roche, Cornwall

PL26 8EX is a postcode in Roche, in the Roche & Bugle 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 November 2002.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cornwall: 66% Typical price £227,500 Homes sold in PL26 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Roche 1.5 km in a straight line

Where PL26 8EX is, and what is near it

Map of PL26 8EX and what is near it Map of PL26 8EX: its centre point, with the 365 other postcodes in the PL26 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. PL26 8EJ: also in PL26 8PL26 8EL: also in PL26 8PL26 8EN: also in PL26 8PL26 8EP: also in PL26 8PL26 8ER: also in PL26 8PL26 8ES: also in PL26 8PL26 8ET: also in PL26 8PL26 8EU: also in PL26 8PL26 8EW: also in PL26 8PL26 8EY: also in PL26 8PL26 8EZ: also in PL26 8PL26 8FD: also in PL26 8PL26 8FE: also in PL26 8PL26 8FF: also in PL26 8PL26 8FG: also in PL26 8PL26 8FJ: also in PL26 8PL26 8FN: also in PL26 8PL26 8FP: also in PL26 8PL26 8FQ: also in PL26 8PL26 8FR: also in PL26 8PL26 8GJ: also in PL26 8PL26 8GQ: also in PL26 8PL26 8HA: also in PL26 8PL26 8HB: also in PL26 8PL26 8HD: also in PL26 8PL26 8HE: also in PL26 8PL26 8HF: also in PL26 8PL26 8HG: also in PL26 8PL26 8HH: also in PL26 8PL26 8HJ: also in PL26 8PL26 8HL: also in PL26 8PL26 8HN: also in PL26 8PL26 8HP: also in PL26 8PL26 8HQ: also in PL26 8PL26 8HR: also in PL26 8PL26 8HS: also in PL26 8PL26 8HU: also in PL26 8PL26 8HW: also in PL26 8PL26 8HX: also in PL26 8PL26 8HY: also in PL26 8PL26 8HZ: also in PL26 8PL26 8JA: also in PL26 8PL26 8JB: also in PL26 8PL26 8JD: also in PL26 8PL26 8JE: also in PL26 8PL26 8JF: also in PL26 8PL26 8JG: also in PL26 8PL26 8JH: also in PL26 8PL26 8JJ: also in PL26 8PL26 8JL: also in PL26 8PL26 8JN: also in PL26 8PL26 8JP: also in PL26 8PL26 8JQ: also in PL26 8PL26 8JR: also in PL26 8PL26 8JS: also in PL26 8PL26 8JT: also in PL26 8PL26 8JY: also in PL26 8PL26 8JZ: also in PL26 8PL26 8LA: also in PL26 8PL26 8LB: also in PL26 8PL26 8LD: also in PL26 8PL26 8LE: also in PL26 8PL26 8LF: also in PL26 8PL26 8LG: also in PL26 8PL26 8LP: also in PL26 8PL26 8LR: also in PL26 8PL26 8LS: also in PL26 8PL26 8LT: also in PL26 8PL26 8LW: also in PL26 8PL26 8LX: also in PL26 8PL26 8LY: also in PL26 8PL26 8LZ: also in PL26 8PL26 8NA: also in PL26 8PL26 8NB: also in PL26 8PL26 8ND: also in PL26 8PL26 8NJ: also in PL26 8PL26 8NN: also in PL26 8PL26 8NR: also in PL26 8PL26 8NU: also in PL26 8PL26 8NX: also in PL26 8PL26 8NZ: also in PL26 8PL26 8PR: also in PL26 8PL26 8QA: also in PL26 8PL26 8QB: also in PL26 8PL26 8QD: also in PL26 8PL26 8QE: also in PL26 8PL26 8TR: also in PL26 8PL26 8ZJ: also in PL26 8 Bugle School 2.8 kmBugle station 2.8 kmPoltair School 7.6 kmBrannel Surgery 8.4 kmPetroc Group Practice 8.4 kmRoche & Bugle PL26 8EX Map of PL26 8EX and what is near it Map of PL26 8EX: its centre point, with the 365 other postcodes in the PL26 8 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Roche & Bugle PL26 8EX
  • PL26 8EX
  • Other postcodes in PL26 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 50.4053, longitude -4.8312)

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 8EX?

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 8EX?

Every home and business at PL26 8EX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cornwall: 66%

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

Cornwall: 93%

The line marks the figure across Cornwall.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8EX?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cornwall Council's days for PL26 8EX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for PL26 8EX on BinDayBuddy

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 8EX 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 8EX.

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 8EX: 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 8EX 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 8EX?

Homes in PL26 8 sold for a typical £227,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£227,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £190,000 44 sales
  • Terraced £191,000 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £80,000 7 sales

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 8EX

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in PL26 8EX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 October 2024. 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 8EX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around PL26 8EX. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (27%). 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 8EX

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 £3,167 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,727.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 430 (36%)£1,727
Band Babout 310 (26%)£2,015
Band Cabout 270 (23%)£2,303
Band Dabout 140 (12%)£2,591
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,167
Band Fwithheld£3,742
Band Gfewer than 5£4,318
Band Hfewer than 5£5,182

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 27% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 8EX is in (ONS area E01019053), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 8EX?

The nearest open schools to PL26 8EX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near PL26 8EX, 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 8EX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of PL26 8EX is Roche Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Roche Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Bugle Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fore Street, 202 m away.

More stations near PL26 8EX, 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 8EX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of PL26 8EX, 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 8EX?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of PL26 8EX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Cornwall Services Charging point · 9 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 117 kW 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near PL26 8EX?

The nearest to the centre of PL26 8EX, 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 8EX?

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 8EX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of PL26 8EX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Hollies Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2024 · Phone 01726 890247 250 mWalk

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 8EX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of PL26 8EX, 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 8EX?

The nearest vets to the centre of PL26 8EX 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 8EX in a conservation area?

The centre of PL26 8EX 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 8EX?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of PL26 8EX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report
Other crime1 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 8EX

Ward
Roche & Bugle
Parish
Roche
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Roche
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
November 2002

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 8EL70 mPL26 8FQ100 mPL26 8EN100 mPL26 8NR110 mPL26 8FF110 mPL26 8FE120 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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