Buying a home in PL26, St. Austell. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£248kmost £205k–£347k

Houses per m²£2,887flats £2,578

Sold last year1831,320 in five years

Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL26 sold for £247,657 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £205,111 and £346,843, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across St. Austell (£250,000).

183 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £80k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PL26 8 (£2,631) and the most in PL26 6 (£3,812).

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,129 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in PL26 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£145,208	£123k–£155k	38 m²	22
2	£188,210	£165k–£242k	66 m²	398
3	£247,657	£205k–£347k	90 m²	535
4	£347,407	£276k–£476k	122 m²	168
5+	£493,945	£360k–£610k	161 m²	104

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£145k	£188k	£248k	£347k	£494k
Detached	—	£269k	£341k	£404k	£509k
Semi-detached	—	£185k	£228k	£264k	£285k
Terraced	£143k	£175k	£216k	£282k	—
Flats	£80k	£155k	£97k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PL26

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
PL26 6	£3,812	£3,164
PL26 7	£2,806	£1,765
PL26 8	£2,631	£1,603

Schools near PL26

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Mewan Community Primary School60% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmPenrice Academy47.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

PL25 St. Austell · 3 km3-bed house £252k PL24 Par · 8 km3-bed house £236k TR9 St. Columb · 11 km3-bed house £279k TR2 Truro · 13 km3-bed house £348k PL23 Fowey · 13 km3-bed house £407k PL22 Lostwithiel · 14 km3-bed house £293k PL31 Bodmin · 16 km3-bed house £232k TR8 Newquay · 16 km3-bed house £345k

Questions about PL26

Is PL26 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across St. Austell; prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (60% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (47.6% against 43.8%); 183 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PL26?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL26 sold for £247,657 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £205,111 and £346,843.

Is PL26 expensive for St. Austell?

A 3-bedroom house in PL26 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across St. Austell (£250,000).

How many homes sell in PL26 each year?

183 homes sold in the last year and 1,320 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near PL26?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Mewan Community Primary School, where 60% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.