PL25 3QL Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced December 2008. Ward: Penwithick & Boscoppa. Region: South West.
Streets
- Gwithian Road, St Austell: 74 addresses
- Treverbyn Road, St Austell: 6 addresses
- Curtice Close, St Austell: 1 address
- Hammer Drive, St Austell: 1 address
- Mackerel Close, St Austell: 1 address
- Hilda Row, St Austell: 1 address
- Carclaze Road, St Austell: 1 address
- Roselare Close, St Austell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Treverbyn Road, Carclaze: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (34% of about 1,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 16 Slades Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 4EX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (850 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 87 addresses are between 151 m and 182 m above sea level (168 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% of premises; 8% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Industrial Estate Carclaze | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 9.6 km |
| Car parks | Clifden Road Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 18.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 153.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Randhawa Pharmacy | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | Tresillian | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Slades Road Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,020 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,440 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Alexandra Road Allotments 1,390 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| Menacuddle Well | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Tregrehan | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 230 m south-east |
| Trethowel Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 2.9 km west |
| Charlestown Beach | Beach | 3.2 km south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 3.4 km south-east |
| Rock Hill | Hill | 3.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 87 |
15 of the postcode's 87 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Gwithian Road.