PL25 4JS Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Region: South West.
Streets
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 A (58% of about 640 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 (440 m)
- 10 High Cross Street St Austell PL25 4AA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Former Post Office High Cross Street St Austell Cornwall PL25 4AB: up to 24 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- 6 - 8 Church Street St Austell Cornwall PL25 4AT: up to 9 homes, permissioned (950 m)
- 10 Church Street St Austell Cornwall PL25 4AS: up to 11 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 12 addresses are between 108 m and 115 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 64% of premises; 0% 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 | 700 m |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Lostwood Road St Austell | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 720 m |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 8.4 km |
| Car parks | Clifden Road Car Park | 830 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 18.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 154.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Randhawa Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tresillian | 750 m |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cornwall College St Austell | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 600 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9,020 m² | 780 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,230 m² | 120 m |
| Allotments | Alexandra Road Allotments 1,390 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Menacuddle Baptistery Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m west. 39 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Menacuddle Baptistery Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m west |
| Menacuddle Well | Scheduled monument | 850 m west |
| Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m south-west |
| Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-west |
| Holy Trinity Church | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m south-west |
| The Old Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m south-west |
| Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Trethowel Wood | Wood | 940 m west |
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-east |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 2.4 km west |
| Du Porth | Beach | 2.5 km south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 2.9 km south-east |
| Sticker Down | Hill | 4.4 km south-west |
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) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 12 addresses is 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.