PL25 5DE Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: St Austell Central & Gover. 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 D (32% of about 660 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
- Copper Beeches 52 Truro Road St Austell Cornwall PL25 5JJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (510 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 1 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 64 addresses are between 95 m and 114 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 62%, gigabit 62% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Trevone Crescent St Austell | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Westhill Car Park | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Evolt Network | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 17.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 156.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Austell Health Group | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Truro Road Dental Practice | 860 m |
| Hospital | St. Austell Community Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Westhill - St. Austell, Westhill Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5,850 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 690 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,500 m² | 620 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,660 m² | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mewan, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m south-west. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mewan | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| Church of St John (Methodist) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Wayside cross in Holy Trinity Church churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Menacuddle Well | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hill's Quarry | Lake or reservoir | 160 m west |
| Trenance Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 1.3 km north-west |
| Sticker Down | Hill | 2.5 km south-west |
| Porth Pean Beach | Beach | 3.3 km south-east |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 64 | 64 |
None of the postcode's 64 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.