# TR26 2RQ: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

TR26 2RQ 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 TR26 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [TR26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tr26) › [TR26 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tr26-2)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Cornwall 054D: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **Carbis Bay, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **No property in TR26 2RQ 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=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 054D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TR26 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at TR26 2RQ**: Road 41 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **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=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ
- **2.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Ives School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ives-school-e140675) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Uny CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-uny-cofe-academy-e143099) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ives Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ives-infant-school-e137468) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [St Ives Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ives-junior-school-e111800) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £1,125,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2024 | £433,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £1,000,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £597,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2024 | £1,380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2025 | £990,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £1,325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carbis Bay (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: CARBIS BAY PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: CARBIS BAY DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco St Ives Superstore (250 m, Tesco)

## 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 054D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). Cornwall 054D has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £585,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 054D was £585,000 in 2025. Joint 2,903rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,584** (2021). Cornwall 054D had 1,584 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,979th 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: 58.5%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 054D, 58.5% 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.

## TR26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TR26 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 10,955** (2021). TR26 had 10,955 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 772nd least 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 TR26 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: 51.0%** (January 2026). In TR26, 51.0% 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: 50.1992, -5.4705

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

## Your MP

- [St Ives](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-ives): Andrew George (Liberal Democrat), 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=-5.4705,50.1992,TR262RQ

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