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

TR26 2SZ 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 2SZ 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, down 25% on July. Cornwall 058B: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **Carbis Bay, 900 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **No property in TR26 2SZ 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=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 058B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **No gigabit broadband at TR26 2SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at TR26 2SZ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **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=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ
- **2.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Uny CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-uny-cofe-academy-e143099) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Ives School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ives-school-e140675) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Ives Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ives-infant-school-e137468) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [St Ives Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ives-junior-school-e111800) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £980,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £237,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2024 | £587,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2024 | £765,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carbis Bay (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: CARBIS BAY PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: CARBIS BAY DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco St Ives Superstore (470 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 058B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). Cornwall 058B has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 058B was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 8,928th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,507** (2021). Cornwall 058B had 1,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,153rd 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: 42.8%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 058B, 42.8% 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: 50.1940, -5.4749

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=-5.4749,50.1940,TR262SZ

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