# PL25 3AQ: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL25 3AQ is a postcode in Cornwall.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cornwall. Open the map at PL25 3AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl25) › [PL25 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl25-3)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Cornwall 036C: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **St Austell, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **No property in PL25 3AQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 036C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at PL25 3AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL25 3AQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ
- **3.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carclaze Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carclaze-community-primary-school-e141710) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornwall College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornwall-college-e130627) | Sixth form and further education | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Poltair School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poltair-school-e147442) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sandy Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandy-hill-academy-e136318) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Restormel Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/restormel-academy-e139761) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bishop Bronescombe CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-bronescombe-cofe-school-e140465) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Charles School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-charles-school-e142850) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penrice Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penrice-academy-e136573) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £269,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2023 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: RANDHAWA PHARMACY (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco St Austell Tregon Express (350 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily St Austell (540 m, Morrisons); Aldi Mount Charles St Austell (950 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,642** (July 2026). Cornwall’s average house price was £275,642 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,002** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cornwall earned a median of £35,002 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 64th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Cornwall costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.3** (2025). Cornwall has a deprivation score of 22.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 112th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cornwall 036C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.4** (2025). Cornwall 036C has a deprivation score of 9.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,972nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 036C was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,357** (2021). Cornwall 036C had 1,357 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,430th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 60.1%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 036C, 60.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## PL25 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £252,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PL25 was £252,000 in 2025. Joint 780th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,783** (2021). PL25 had 27,783 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,046th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in PL25 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.0%** (January 2026). In PL25, 70.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall)
- Centre: 50.3505, -4.7793

Council: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [St Austell and Newquay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-austell-and-newquay): Noah Law (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.7793,50.3505,PL253AQ

## How to cite

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