Around average
IMD England
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for PL26 6LU
St Austell and Newquay
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PL26 6LU
Coordinates
50.2480, -4.8311
Grid reference
SW982425
Easting
198,256
Northing
42,507
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2Q65X9+6H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
St Austell and Newquay
ITL Region
Cornwall
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15524
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15524 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.5%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian54.3%
No religion37.3%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6424.1%
65–7420.7%
35–4913.0%
75–8412.5%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.8%
Households
All members 66+22.7%
Any member 66+19.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Other9.5%
+ 7 other households · 24.5%
Administrative Information
Cornwall
Local Authority
Council AreaTruro and Falmouth E14001554
Constituency
E14001554Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland
Constituency code
E14001554
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
St. Goran
International Territorial Level
Cornwall
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly ICB - 11N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cornwall 041B E01019039
E01019039MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 041 E02003964
E02003964LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cornwall 041B E01019039
E01019039MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cornwall 041 E02003964
E02003964Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
6:02 AM
Sunrise
6:23 PM
Sunset
12 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
6:23 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 21 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PL26 6LU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 15524
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01019039 and MSOA E02003964 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PL26 6LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near PL26 6LU
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