PL26 6AU is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (PL26) is called the outward code. The part after the space (6AU) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case PL which means Plymouth.
Postal District. In our case PL26.
Postal Sector. In our case PL26 6.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case AU.

The regional mail center for the post area PL is the South West Distribution Centre, which is located at Western Approach, Distribution Park, Severn Beach, BRISTOL, BS35 4GG.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the PL26 6AU postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is ST. AUSTELL DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the PL26 6AU postcode have the street address of Porthpean Beach Road

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the PL26 6AU postcode is home to a bustling 83 residents!

It is situated within the post town of ST. AUSTELL within the old postal county of Cornwall.

PL26 6AU is within the village of Duporth.

The PL26 6AU postcode area is composed of 97.92% residential properties, 2.08% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in PL26 6AU are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of bungalows. Of these houses, most are detached. Of these bungalows, most are detached.

Most properties in PL26 6AU are owned by the occupiers with the rest being privately rented.

None Domestic Buildings in PL26 6AU fall under these categories: Hotels.

Hotels include Trevelyan, Porthpean Beach Road.

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PL26 6AU: Points of Interest

Porthpean Beach Shop

Porthpean Beach Shop is an establishment offering meals and refreshments located at Porthpean, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6AU.

Property Type	Percentage
Residential	97.92%
Commercial	2.08%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for PL26 6AU

The telephone area code for PL26 6AU is 01726 St Austell.

Map Coordinates for PL26 6AU

Latitude	50.3263122233
Longitude	-4.76632779975

Ordnance Survey Maps for PL26 6AU

Map Series	Amazon	Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 105 Falmouth and Mevagissey, Truro and St Mawes	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Explorer 1:25,000 107 St.Austell,Liskeard, Fowey, Looe and Lostwithiel	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 200 Newquay & Bodmin	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey
Landranger 1:50,000 204 Truro & Falmouth	Check Price on Amazon	Buy Direct from the Ordnance Survey

Weather Forecast for PL26 6AU

Wed 24th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	4.00%	NNE 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	NNW 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	NNW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	0.00%	NNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Clear night	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	0.00%	NW 9 mph

Thu 25th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	0.00%	NW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	0.00%	NW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	1.00%	WNW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	6.00%	WNW 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	6.00%	WNW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	3.00%	NW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	2.00%	NW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	3.00%	NW 7 mph

Fri 26th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	11.00%	WSW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	13.00%	WSW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	13.00%	NW 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	12.00%	SE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	12.00%	S 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	12.00%	SW 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	13.00%	WSW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Light rain shower (night)	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	43.00%	NE 9 mph

Sat 27th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Light rain	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	40.00%	SSW 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	10.00%	SSW 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	10.00%	NE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	13.00%	E 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	42.00%	E 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	62.00%	NE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Heavy rain shower (day)	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	65.00%	ENE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	60.00%	NE 11 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the PL26 6AU Postcode?

Download Speeds For PL26 6AU

Average Mbps	29.800
Median Mbps	27.000
Maximum Mbps	76.200

PL26 6AU has an average download speed of 29.8 Megabits per second (Mbps).

702 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

7% of postcodes (87,883) have slower broadband speeds.

93% of postcodes (1,096,056) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For PL26 6AU

Average Mbps	5.700
Median Mbps	5.300
Maximum Mbps	16.500

PL26 6AU has an average upload speed of 5.7 Megabits per second (Mbps).

3,171 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

8% of postcodes (92,954) have slower upload speeds.

92% of postcodes (1,088,516) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of PL26 6AU Postcode

England Primary Schools

Charlestown Primary School

Address: Charlestown Primary School, Crinnis Road, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3PB

Distance: 0.96 miles

School Website

Contact: 01726812831

Sandy Hill Academy

Address: Sandy Hill Academy, Sandy Hill, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3AT

Distance: 1.14 miles

School Website

Contact: 0172675858

Mount Charles School

Address: Mount Charles School, Morven Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4PP

Distance: 0.81 miles

School Website

Contact: 0172673911

Mount Charles School

Address: Mount Charles School, Morven Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4PP

Distance: 0.81 miles

Contact:

Pondhu Primary School

Address: Pondhu Primary School, Penwinnick Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5DS

Distance: 1.61 miles

Contact:

England Secondary Schools

Penrice Academy

Address: Penrice Academy, Charlestown Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 3NR

Distance: 0.77 miles

School Website

Contact: 0172672163

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near PL26 6AU

ST AUSTELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Address: PORTHPEAN ROAD, ST AUSTELL, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL26 6AA

Distance: 0.30 miles

Contact: :

HOLMBUSH ONE LLP

Address: 92 DANIELS LANE, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 3HT

Distance: 0.92 miles

Contact: :

HEADLINES

Address: 28 EAST HILL, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4TR

Distance: 1.22 miles

Contact: :

TRESILLIAN

Address: 5 KINGS AVENUE, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4TT

Distance: 1.25 miles

Contact: :

OLD MANOR HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY

Address: NORTH STREET, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5QD

Distance: 1.46 miles

Contact: :

THE MANOR HOUSE DENTAL PRACTIC

Address: NORTH STREET, ST AUSTELL, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5QD

Distance: 1.46 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near PL26 6AU

ASDA PHARMACY

Address: THE PHARMACY, CROMWELL ROAD, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4PR

Distance: 0.73 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 223810

BOOTS

Address: 25 POLKYTH PARADE, CARLYON ROAD, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4RD

Distance: 1.18 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 75442

DAY LEWIS PHARMACY

Address: WHEAL NORTHEY CENTRE, 1 WHEAL NORTHEY, ST AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 3EF

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 72975

DAY LEWIS PHARMACY

Address: 1-3 VICTORIA PLACE, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5PE

Distance: 1.41 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 72478

BOOTS

Address: 29 FORE STREET, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5EP

Distance: 1.48 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 72112

MIDDLEWAY PHARMACY

Address: MIDDLEWAY SURGERY, MIDDLEWAY, ST BLAZEY, PAR, CORNWALL, PL24 2JL

Distance: 3.13 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 813538

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near PL26 6AU

4152 ST. AUSTELL

Address: ASDA STORES LTD, CROMWELL ROAD, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4PR

Distance: 0.73 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (FORE ST, ST AUSTELL)

Address: 29 FORE STREET, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5EP

Distance: 1.48 miles

Contact: :

SPECSAVERS (ST AUSTELL)

Address: 39 FORE STREET, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5PY

Distance: 1.50 miles

Contact: :

DONNELLY OPTICIANS (TREGONY)

Address: GOBANS, RESKIVERS, TREGONY, TRURO, CORNWALL, TR2 5TE

Distance: 7.98 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (BODMIN)

Address: 12 FORE STREET, BODMIN, CORNWALL, PL31 2HQ

Distance: 10.20 miles

Contact: :

SPECSAVERS (BODMIN)

Address: 51 FORE STREET, BODMIN, CORNWALL, PL31 2JB

Distance: 10.22 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near PL26 6AU

CARLYON ROAD HEALTH HUB

Address: 14 CARLYON ROAD, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 4EG

Distance: 1.15 miles

Contact: :

ST AUSTELL HEALTH GROUP

Address: 1 WHEAL NORTHEY, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 3EF

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 75555

WHEAL NORTHEY SURGERY - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2

Address: 1 WHEAL NORTHEY, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 3EF

Distance: 1.27 miles

Contact: :

PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: 19 BRIDGE ROAD, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL, PL25 5HE

Distance: 1.64 miles

Contact: :

MIDDLEWAY SURGERY

Address: MIDDLEWAY, ST. BLAZEY, PAR, CORNWALL, PL24 2JL

Distance: 3.13 miles

Contact: tel: 01726 812019

PAR

Address: PAR HEALTH CENTRE, EASTCLIFFE RD, PAR, CORNWALL, PL24 2AJ

Distance: 3.48 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links near PL26 6AU

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: PL26 6AU

St Austell
St Austell station, High Cross Street, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4LA
Distance: 2.07 miles
Driving Time: 4.95 minutes
Par
Par station, Station Approach, off Eastcliffe Road, Par, PL24 2LT
Distance: 4.72 miles
Driving Time: 10.38 minutes
Luxulyan
Luxulyan station, Main Road, Luxulyan, Cornwall, PL31 2NW
Distance: 5.76 miles
Driving Time: 12.20 minutes
Bugle
Bugle station, Station Road, Bugle, Cornwall, PL26 8QP
Distance: 5.95 miles
Driving Time: 11.53 minutes
Roche
Roche station, Victoria Road, Victoria, near Roche, Cornwall, PL26 8LG
Distance: 8.00 miles
Driving Time: 14.22 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near PL26 6AU

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near PL26 6AU

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

What are the Council Tax Bands for the PL26 6AU Postcode?

Council Tax Bands for PL26 6AU
Council Tax Band	Number of Properties
Band E	2
Band F	23
Band G	11
Band H	0

What Addresses are in the PL26 6AU Postcode?

Addresses for Porthpean Beach Road, St Austell, Cornwall, which have the PL26 6AU Postcode

Who are my Elected Representatives in the PL26 6AU Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	St. Austell and Newquay Co Const
Member or Parliament	Steve Double
Contact Details	Contact Steve Double
Political Party	Conservative

What Council is the PL26 6AU Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Cornwall Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Cornwall at the following link Cornwall.

How much is the Council Tax?

Cornwall Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Cornwall charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the PL26 6AU Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Cornwall council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Cornwall Council

House Sales in PL26 6AU

Yearly House Sales for PL26 6AU
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2010	£421,000	£421,000	£421,000	1
2011	£288,000	£288,000	£288,000	1
2012	£305,000	£540,000	£431,667	3
2013	£482,500	£960,000	£630,833	3
2015	£780,000	£800,000	£790,000	2
2016	£550,000	£550,000	£550,000	2
2017	£775,000	£385,000	£565,000	3
2018	£1,075,000	£532,100	£803,550	2
2019	£550,000	£550,000	£550,000	1
2020	£750,000	£750,000	£750,000	1
2021	£505,000	£505,000	£505,000	1
2022	£980,000	£980,000	£980,000	1

Postcodes near the PL26 6AU Postcode

PL26 6AY PL26 6AX PL26 6DU Clock Tower Court PL26 6AQ Duporth Bay PL26 6BS Garden Walk PL26 6BP Quarry Walk PL26 6DW Rashleigh Road PL26 6AT Ridgewood Close PL26 6DR Woodland View

What Popular Supermarkets are near the PL26 6AU Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near PL26 6AU
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Asda, Cromwell Road, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 4PR	1.17 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to Asda
Tesco, Daniels Lane, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 3HT	1.49 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to Tesco
Lidl, Daniels Lane, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 3HS	1.73 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to Lidl
Aldi, Slades Road, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 4HW	1.89 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to Aldi
Iceland, Old Vicarage Place, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 5YY	2.30 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to Iceland

What Popular Restaurants are near the PL26 6AU Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near PL26 6AU
Burger King	Distance	Directions
4 Kenwyn Street, Truro, TR1 3DJ	13.42 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to 4 Kenwyn Street
4-5 Station Approach, Cliff Road, Newquay, TR7 2NG	14.95 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to 4-5 Station Approach, Cliff Road

Mcdonald's Restaurants near PL26 6AU
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Pentewan Road, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 5BU	1.24 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to McDonald's, Pentewan Road, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 5BU
McDonald's, Victoria, Roche, ST. AUSTELL, PL26 8UF	7.21 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to McDonald's, Victoria, Roche, ST. AUSTELL, PL26 8UF
McDonald's, Penhale, Fraddon, ST. COLUMB, TR9 6NA	8.60 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to McDonald's, Penhale, Fraddon, ST. COLUMB, TR9 6NA
McDonald's, Bodmin Retail Park, Launceston Rd, Bodmin PL31 2AP	10.37 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to McDonald's, Bodmin Retail Park, Launceston Rd, Bodmin PL31 2AP

KFC Restaurants near PL26 6AU
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Pentewan Road, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 5BU	1.24 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to KFC St Austell - Pentewan Road
KFC, Forth An Hellier, BODMIN, PL31 2RW	10.58 miles	Directions from PL26 6AU to KFC Bodmin - Launceston Road