# PL26 8LJ: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL26 8LJ is a postcode in Cornwall.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cornwall. Open the map at PL26 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl26) › [PL26 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl26-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Cornwall 024B: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **Roche, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **No property in PL26 8LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **90.9% can get gigabit broadband at PL26 8LJ**: Superfast for 90.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL26 8LJ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ
- **3.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,642** (July 2026). Cornwall’s average house price was £275,642 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,002** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cornwall earned a median of £35,002 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 64th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Cornwall costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Cornwall has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 112th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cornwall 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.7** (2025). Cornwall 024B has a deprivation score of 33.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,652nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £203,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 024B was £203,750 in 2025. Joint 6,930th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,263** (2021). Cornwall 024B had 2,263 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,311th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 36.3%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 024B, 36.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PL26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £269,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL26 was £269,000 in 2025. 892nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,233** (2021). PL26 had 28,233 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,014th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PL26 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 51.6%** (January 2026). In PL26, 51.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall)
- Centre: 50.4351, -4.8080

Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [St Austell and Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-austell-and-newquay): Noah Law (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.8080,50.4351,PL268LJ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl26-8lj.

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