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PL26 house prices in Cornwall

Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Cornwall, from official UK data in one place.

Typical sold price

£256,750

Range £139,850–£569,955 · 250 real sales

Real sales
250

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Oct 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.

Summary

House prices in PL26: the typical (median) sold price is £256,750, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). PL26 is an active market, with about 26 recorded sales a month. By property type, 42% were detached homes (typically £415,000) and 29% were semi-detached homes (typically £215,000).

Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.

Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,591 a year: Cornwall's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cornwall, 2026-27.

Our take · opinion, not advice

Our take on PL26: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead

PL26 sees about 26 sales a month, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.

When selling here, detached homes typically sold for £415,000 against £138,500 for flats, which explains a spread of £139,850 to £569,955, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.

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For buyers, PL26 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, so the sold homes of your type are the yardstick to hold an asking price to.

Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (89 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,591 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.

With averages this broad, the free PL26 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.

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At a glance

PL26 in four numbers

The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.

  • Typical price

    £256,750

    HM Land Registry

  • Sales a month

    25.6

    Across 250 sales

  • Council tax, Band D

    £2,591

    A year

The data, honestly

House prices in PL26

These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.

By property type

Average house price in PL26 by property type

Detached homes have the highest typical price at £415,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £138,500.

See the figures
Sales, typical price and middle-80% range by property type in PL26
TypeSalesTypicalRange
Detached101£415,000£262,000–£665,000
Semi-detached69£215,000£150,000–£302,000
Terraced53£195,000£122,400–£309,000
Flat / maisonette15£138,500£75,500–£357,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Oct 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter in PL26

The quarterly typical price rose 53.0%, from £253,341 in Q4 2025 (69 sales) to £387,500 in Q3 2026 (26 sales).

See the figures
Median sold price and number of recorded sales for each recent quarter in PL26
QuarterTypical priceSales
Q4 2025£253,34169
Q1 2026£310,00087
Q2 2026£240,50068
Q3 2026£387,50026

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Oct 2025 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.

Range and mix

The spread of PL26 prices

How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.

Price range

Where most PL26 homes sold

Eight in ten sales fell between £139,850 and £569,955, around a typical £256,750.

Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Oct 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.

Mix of homes

Who is selling in PL26

Detached homes were 42% of recorded sales (101 of 238). 93% of sales were freehold and 7% leasehold.

Property type

  • Detached42%
  • Semi-detached29%
  • Terraced22%
  • Flat / maisonette6%

Tenure

  • Freehold93%
  • Leasehold7%
See the figures

233 freehold (93%) and 17 leasehold (7%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in PL26, including 9 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 31 Oct 2025 and 24 Aug 2026.

Sold twice: what the same home resold for

The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.

  • THE COURTYARD, RASHLEIGH ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    £465,000 (2026)£585,000 (2026)+25.8% over 0.5 yrs (+54.1%/yr)

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.

On the map

Where PL26 sits in Cornwall

The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in PL26

  • THE COURTYARD, RASHLEIGH ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026

    £585,000

  • 4, ROPE WALK, ST AUSTELL

    Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026

    £430,000

  • SCHOOL HOUSE, FORE STREET, ST AUSTELL

    Detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026

    £262,000

  • 39, POLKIRT HILL, ST AUSTELL

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 13 Aug 2026

    £250,000

  • 4, LIGHTHOUSE LANE, ST AUSTELL

    Detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026

    £400,000

All sales

Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). PL26 includes the Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence ward.

In plain English

What the Cornwall (PL26) numbers mean

  • The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £415,000 against £138,500 for flats: about 3.0 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
  • Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £139,850 and £569,955, so the median says little about any one home.
  • Nearly all of these sales (93%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
  • This is an active district: about 26 recorded sales a month.

Based on 250 recorded sales between 31 October 2025 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Area data

What else the records hold on PL26

Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in PL26

£2,591

Band D a year in Cornwall, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

All bands
Annual council tax charge for each band in Cornwall, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup to £40,000£1,727
B£40,001–£52,000£2,015
C£52,001–£68,000£2,303
D£68,001–£88,000£2,591
E£88,001–£120,000£3,167
F£120,001–£160,000£3,742
G£160,001–£320,000£4,318
Hover £320,000£5,182

These are Cornwall's charges for 2026-27, the authority PL26 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Cornwall · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near PL26

4

open schools within 3 km, nearest St Mewan Community Primary School.

All schools
  • St Mewan Community Primary School

    Primary · Academies · PL26 7DP

    1.7 km

    Good · 2014

  • Pondhu Primary School

    Primary · Academies · PL25 5DS

    2.2 km

    Good · 2012

  • Poltair School

    Middle deemed secondary · Academies · PL25 4BZ

    2.9 km

    Good · 2024

  • Cornwall College

    16 plus · Colleges · PL25 4DJ

    2.9 km

    Not graded

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the PL26 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 4 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record

Area context

Planning and deprivation near PL26

What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.

Planning applications

Planning activity around PL26

89

applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 21 October 2026.

Recent applications
  • Cornwall/PA26/04143Conditions

    335 m

    Works to Trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) - 1 x Ash, 8 x Oak and 1 multi-stemmed Sycamore - Prune overhanging growth back by 1.5-2m and coppice all (5) sycamore stems in mid group.

    Received 2026-06-25 · decided 2026-07-17

  • Cornwall/PA25/09420Undecided

    375 m

    Construction of 20 bungalows, landscaping, drainage, and associated works

    Received 2026-01-12

  • Cornwall/PA25/05067Conditions

    347 m

    Works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (C2/275) for G1 (1x Ash, 8x Oak and 1x multi-stem Sycamore), to remove dead wood throughout the tree group which is overhanging highway and gardens, and to coppice all 5 stems of the multi-stem Sycamore to ground level stump due to cavity and basal decay. Works intended to stop dead wood striking properties/highway, and to prevent Sycamore failure.

    Received 2025-07-04 · decided 2025-08-21

  • Exception notice to remove dead wood from a holly, fell a dying holly and maintain the hedge back from the highway

    Received 2025-07-04 · decided 2025-07-08

  • Cornwall/PA25/00883Permitted

    211 m

    Proposed upgrading of the existing overhead network to three phase to facilitate the augmentation of an existing connection. This will require a third wire to be erected on the high voltage line for one span from pole 43AE26 to 43EA26A, highlighted in yellow on the plan 5359589SECT37 design plan. There will also be a requirement to stand a lazy leg pole beside pole 43EA26A to support the larger three phase pole mounted transformer. The existing low voltage conductor 2C 95 ABC will need to be upgraded to 4C 95 ABC, highlighted in green on the plan. Pole 43-4026-3 will be repositioned on the land owners boundary. The existing pole and remainder of the conductor will be dismantled as shown by the blue.

    Received 2025-02-04 · decided 2025-02-28

  • Cornwall/PA24/07356Conditions

    367 m

    Construction of 2 bedroom bungalow

    Received 2024-10-08 · decided 2025-05-06

Applications are matched within 500 m of the PL26 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for PL26 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 89 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 21 October 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for PL26

Decile 5 of 10

Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived
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Across the 12 sampled PL26 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 9, with a median of decile 5 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

PL26 6NP, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so PL26 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in PL26: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Cost to run

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in PL26, band by band

Cornwall's council tax for 2026-27 set against the PL26 median sold price of £256,750 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Cornwall for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the PL26 median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearCornwallA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £256,750
Aup to £40,000£1,727£1440.67%
B£40,001–£52,000£2,015£1680.78%
C£52,001–£68,000£2,303£1920.90%
D£68,001–£88,000£2,591£2161.01%
E£88,001–£120,000£3,167£2641.23%
F£120,001–£160,000£3,742£3121.46%
G£160,001–£320,000£4,318£3601.68%
Hover £320,000£5,182£4322.02%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the PL26 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cornwall, 2026-27.

Address by address

Address by address

What individual homes in PL26 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for PL26. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.

  • THE COURTYARD, RASHLEIGH ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6EB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales

    £585,000

    2026-08-24

  • 4, ROPE WALK, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6BW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £430,000

    2026-08-21

  • SCHOOL HOUSE, FORE STREET, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8AF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £262,000

    2026-08-20

  • 39, POLKIRT HILL, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6UR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £250,000

    2026-08-13

  • 4, LIGHTHOUSE LANE, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6NP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £400,000

    2026-08-10

  • 9, TRELISPEN PARK DRIVE, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6HX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £495,000

    2026-08-07

  • FIVE WINDS, TRELOWTH ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7BG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £440,000

    2026-08-04

  • HIGH COTNA, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7AR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £312,500

    2026-07-31

  • 2, LOWER MOLINNIS, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8QS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £176,000

    2026-07-29

  • 6, ORCHARD WAY, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6BA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £415,000

    2026-07-28

  • 18, ROCHE ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8SY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £245,000

    2026-07-24

  • RIVENDELL, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8XF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £522,500

    2026-07-24

  • 38, BARTON ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7PT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £150,000

    2026-07-23

  • TRELAY VILLA, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7ST · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £395,000

    2026-07-22

  • VAN RUAN HOUSE, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6LL · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales

    £715,000

    2026-07-20

  • TRERANK MOOR, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8NA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £332,000

    2026-07-20

  • HILLCREST COTTAGE, HORNICK HILL, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7TR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £665,000

    2026-07-20

  • 2, JETTY STREET, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6UH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £100,000

    2026-07-17

  • 24, PENTREVAH ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8UA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £180,000

    2026-07-17

  • 7, CHEGWYNS HILL, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7UY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £148,000

    2026-07-17

  • HARVENNA HOUSE, HENDRA ROAD, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8EQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £180,000

    2026-07-16

  • 7, GREAT CHARLES CLOSE, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 7PW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £120,000

    2026-07-13

  • DUPORTH VILLA, THE DRIVE, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 6AL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £595,000

    2026-07-08

  • 4, HORSESHOE CLOSE, ST AUSTELL

    PL26 8FD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £380,000

    2026-07-03

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

Questions, answered

The PL26 report: your questions

What is the average house price in PL26?
The typical (median) sold price in PL26 is £256,750, from 250 recorded sales between 31 October 2025 and 24 August 2026. Most sales fell between £139,850 and £569,955. That is close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index averages). A median is the middle sale, so a few very expensive homes do not pull it up the way they pull up an average.
What does each type of home cost in PL26?
Typical sold prices by type in PL26: detached homes £415,000 (101 sales), semi-detached homes £215,000 (69 sales), terraced homes £195,000 (53 sales), flats £138,500 (15 sales). Use the figure for your type of home rather than the all-homes median.
How much is council tax in PL26?
PL26 is billed by Cornwall, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,591 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band. Look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near PL26?
The Department for Education's register lists 4 open schools within 3 km of the PL26 district centre, the nearest being St Mewan Community Primary School (last Ofsted grade: Good). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid. They are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
How up to date are the PL26 sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 28 August 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Is PL26 a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 PL26 postcodes we sampled (the ones with the most recent recorded sales, not a random sample) run from decile 2 to decile 9, with a median of decile 5 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like PL26 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near PL26?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 89 applications within 500 m of the PL26 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in PL26 sold for?
Yes. This page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for PL26, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Does PL26 cover my exact street?
PL26 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges, not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

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Data sources

Every PL26 figure is official and dated

Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.

  • HM Land RegistrySold prices
  • MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
  • Department for Education · OfstedSchools
  • Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
  • Police.UKStreet-level crime
  • Environment AgencyFlood risk
  • postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.