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

PL25 3BQ 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 3BQ 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Cornwall 039E: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **St Austell, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **11 of 19 properties in PL25 3BQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 039E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **£275,642 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **No gigabit broadband at PL25 3BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at PL25 3BQ**: Road 50 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **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=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Penrice Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penrice-academy-e136573) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sandy Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandy-hill-academy-e136318) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, January 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Charles School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-charles-school-e142850) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charlestown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlestown-primary-school-e136760) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Bronescombe CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-bronescombe-cofe-school-e140465) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Restormel Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/restormel-academy-e139761) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Carclaze Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carclaze-community-primary-school-e141710) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2024 | £317,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST AUSTELL HEALTH GROUP (620 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (620 m); ASDA PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: HOLMBUSH ONE LLP (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Mount Charles St Austell (310 m, Lidl); Tesco St Austell Superstore (430 m, Tesco); Spar - Bethel (540 m, Spar); Aldi Mount Charles St Austell (740 m, Aldi); Asda St Austell Superstore (890 m, Asda)

## 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 039E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). Cornwall 039E has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,873rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 039E was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). Cornwall 039E had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th 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: 61.9%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 039E, 61.9% 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: 50.3398, -4.7655

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=-4.7655,50.3398,PL253BQ

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