PL26 8XT

a postcode in Cornwall

Introduced in January 1980

PL26 8XT	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with PL26 8XT

Unnamed road - 22 properties, USRN 31401831

Unnamed road - 6 properties, USRN 31400846

Unnamed road - 4 properties, USRN 31401833

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 31402479

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3842 / 50°23'3"N

Longitude: -4.8301 / 4°49'48"W

UTM Reference: 30U 369891 5582949

OS Easting: 198901

OS Northing: 57642

OS Grid: SW989576

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR ZV.WSP9

Mapcode Global: FRA 08S1.02B

Open Location Code: 9C2Q95M9+MW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO70oj02

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6224 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for PL26 8XT on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:19
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:24
Sunrise	05:09
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:18
Sunset	21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:12
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:17

Hours of daylight today	04:39 to 21:57
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:57 to 04:38
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:39
Moon sets	12:25

For a full sun and moon calendar for PL26 8XT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in PL26 8XT

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	30 June 2023	Littlejohns Pit, Cocksbarrow, St Austell PL26 8XT	Other property type	Freehold	£171,180

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for PL26 8XT

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

St Austell and Newquay

MP

Noah Law Labour

Cornwall Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Roche & Bugle

Councillor

Steve Trevelyan Reform UK

PL26 8XT also falls within the Civil Parish of Roche, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for PL26 8XT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00096274		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01019053	Cornwall 024B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003956	Cornwall 024	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04011517	Roche	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05013331	Roche & Bugle	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	6 May 2021	DLUHC
E06000052	Cornwall	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000009	South West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001508	St Austell and Newquay	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000035	Devon and Cornwall	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000270	St Austell and Newquay	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33048720		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000005	Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000089	NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB - 11N	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000006	South West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000036	NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000014	Peninsula	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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