PL25 9LD Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced June 2026. Ward: St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. Region: South West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (32% of about 990 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Austell 526,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Bucklers lane Holmbush | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Mevagissey Ferry Landing | 8.2 km |
| Car parks | Charlestown Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 20.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 154.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Austell Health Group | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holmbush One LLP | 320 m |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,980 m² | 400 m |
| Allotments | Alexandra Road Allotments 1,390 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wesleyan Chapel and Attached Schoolrooms, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m south. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan Chapel and Attached Schoolrooms | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south |
| Standing stone called the 'Long Stone' in the grounds of Penrice School | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Tregrehan | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north-east |
| Standing stone 135m north west of Menear Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cuddra Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Charlestown Beach | Beach | 1.1 km south |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 1.3 km south-east |
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| The Mount | Hill | 3.2 km east |
| Gover Valley | Valley | 4.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 4 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.