Prideaux Cottages Rosemelling, Cornwall
6 addresses across 4 postcodes (PL24), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 31400287.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £335,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026 (-2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £995 a month.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 5 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, New Road, is 90 m away.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 6 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Eden Project, is 230 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 6% to 80% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Luxulyan, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, King Edward's Garden, is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 99 to 128 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Middleway Surgery, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £319,000 | £319,000 | £319,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2016 | 1 PL24 2SS | Terraced | £335,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2005 | 1 PL24 2SS | Terraced | £319,000 | |
| 23 Apr 1999 | 1 PL24 2SS | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 1 PL24 2SS | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 24 Nov 1995 | 2 PL24 2SS | Detached | £62,000 |
House prices and rents in Cornwall
A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026, 2.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 36% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £419,340 |
| Semi-detached | £275,595 |
| Terraced | £227,474 |
| Flat or maisonette | £144,637 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £226,508 |
Private renters in Cornwall paid £995 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £685 |
| Two bedrooms | £877 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,073 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,496 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 54 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (5 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL24 2SS | 15 5 Economy 7 | 6,922 kWh | none recorded | |
| PL24 2SX | 23 | 3,342 kWh | none recorded | |
| PL24 2SZ | 16 | 3,079 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is PL24.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (37% of about 1,780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Energy projects nearby
6 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 6 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Project Cornwall PA19/03137 | Battery storage | 5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Apr 2019 | 230 m |
| Eden Project Geothermal Energy Facility Cornwall PA10/04671 | Hot Dry Rocks (HDR) | 7 MW | Being built Apr 2021 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Menear Road - Solar & Battery storage Cornwall PA23/09532 | Solar farm | 17.5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Feb 2026 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Menear Road - Solar & Battery storage Cornwall PA23/09532 | Battery storage | 5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Feb 2026 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Wheal Martyn, Carthew - 1 Wind turbine Cornwall PA21/07216 | Wind 1 turbine, 135 m tall | 1.3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Feb 2022 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Higher Biscovillack Farm, Greensplat - Wind Turbine Cornwall PA25/09581 | Wind 1 turbine, 134 m tall | 4.3 MW | Planning application made Jan 2026 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 16 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 16 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL24 2SS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL24 2SU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PL24 2SX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| PL24 2SZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
5 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 90 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Road St Blazey, Par | 1985 to 1987 | Inert | 90 m |
| Woodville St Blazey, Par | 1986 to 1990 | Inert, industrial, household, special (hazardous), liquid sludge | 130 m |
| Pennince Farm, Par Pennince Farm, Luxulyan, Par | Not recorded | Household | 140 m |
| Wheal Par Bodelva, Cornwall | Not recorded | Not recorded | 280 m |
| Trethurgy Farm, Nr. Luxulyn Trethurgy Farm, Near Luxulyn, Bodmin | 1990 to 1992 | Inert, industrial, household, special (hazardous) | 370 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 99 m and 128 m above sea level (114 m on average); the ground rises about 29 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL24 2SS | 79% | 79% | 79% | 21% |
| PL24 2SU | 80% | 80% | 80% | 10% |
| PL24 2SX | 6% | 6% | 6% | 71% |
| PL24 2SZ | 100% | 57% | 57% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Luxulyan 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Par 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bugle 6,530 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station St Austell | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Car parks | Plum Carpark | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eden Project - Cornwall GeniePoint | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 19.9 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 150 km (93 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Middleway Surgery Good May 2018 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy St Blazey | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Par River Dental Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Austell Community Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Rosehill House Residential Home Good Aug 2023 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Saint Austell Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food St Blazey, St Blazey Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | King Edward's Garden 2,430 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,760 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,630 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Courtyard Walls Attached to South and East of Medros Farmhouse and Methrose Farmhouse, and Font in Courtyard, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Courtyard Walls Attached to South and East of Medros Farmhouse and Methrose Farmhouse, and Font in Courtyard | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Medros Farmhouse Methrose Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Small multivallate hillfort 230m south-east of Great Prideaux | Scheduled monument | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Combined viaduct and aqueduct called Treffry Viaduct | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Tregrehan | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644 | Registered battlefield | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cornish Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Luxulyan Valley | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| The Mount | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Trethurgy Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Shorthorn Beach | Beach | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Appletree Point | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 158 childminders and 20 home childcarers (nannies) in Cornwall. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (devon-and-cornwall).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.