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PL26 8RS

Roche & Bugle · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Roche & Bugle
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay
Postcode district
PL26
Postcode sector
PL26 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL26 8RR 475 m
PL30 5DT 606 m
PL26 8RP 784 m
PL26 8RX 883 m
PL26 8RU 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL26 8RS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL26
Postcode sector
PL26 8
Latitude
50.412481
Longitude
-4.760056
British National Grid easting
204,000
British National Grid northing
60,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Electoral ward
Roche & Bugle · E05013331
Parish or community
E04011476
Westminster constituency
St Austell and Newquay · E14001508
Output area
E00096197
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 027B · E01019036
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 027 · E02003957

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Luxulyan School

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    2.7 km

  2. Bugle School

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    2.9 km

  3. Lanivet Community Primary School

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    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL26 8 residents
13,155

Age bands in PL26 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,322 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,326 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

3,185 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

3,689 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,612 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Junction

    BCT · Bodwen

    0.5 miles

  • Junction

    BCT · Bodwen

    0.5 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Lockengate

    0.7 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Lockengate

    0.7 miles

  • El Joyita

    BCT · Mena

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 027B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,491 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Luxulyan School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.