PL26 postcode area guide — Cornwall

Where is PL26?

Broadband & internet speeds in PL26

Good coverage

Broadband availability in the PL26 postcode district (Cornwall) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 879 postcodes Ofcom measures in PL26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 33.7%.

Around 1% of premises in PL26 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in PL26

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Mobile signal around Cornwall

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cornwall district (312,345 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in PL26

Police recorded 3 incidents within about a mile of the centre of PL26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in PL26

Based on 282 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in PL26 is £255,000, up 2.0% on the previous year (£250,000).

Latest recorded sales in PL26

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cornwall demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cornwall district (570,308 residents, 250,533 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around PL26

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in PL26

191 rated food businesses operate in PL26. 152 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1747 Sandwich Bar, Alvorada Restaurant, Andrew's Bakery, Arbo Catering, Archie's Fish And Chips.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in PL26

From a sample of 139 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 PL26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 12% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Cornwall

Landlines around PL26 typically use:

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What's it like living in PL26?

Postcodes in PL26

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.