Is PL26 8LN a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

PL26 8LN is a postcode in St Dennis & St Enoder, Cornwall, South West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near PL26 8LN, then scores the surrounding small area 57/100 - top 46% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around PL26 8LN are safety and property market signals, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for PL26 8LN is based on Cornwall 027 Census 2021. It covers 11,093 residents, 146 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 68% owner-occupied, 21% privately rented, 10% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near PL26 8LN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the PL26 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £270k from 83 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near PL26 8LN by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near PL26 8LN; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.