# PL25 5AW: area report for a postcode in Cornwall

PL25 5AW 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 5AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) › [PL25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl25) › [PL25 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pl25-5)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Cornwall 038B: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **St Austell, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **No property in PL25 5AW 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=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cornwall 038B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **£274,570 average price**: For the whole of Cornwall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **96.8% can get gigabit broadband at PL25 5AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **Low road and rail noise at PL25 5AW**: Road 48 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **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=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW
- **4.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Poltair School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poltair-school-e147442) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pondhu Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pondhu-primary-school-e148106) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornwall College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornwall-college-e130627) | Sixth form and further education | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mewan Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mewan-community-primary-school-e137402) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Restormel Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/restormel-academy-e139761) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Carclaze Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carclaze-community-primary-school-e141710) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2026 | £210,850 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Austell (970 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (760 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: TRURO ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m); WEST FACE ORTHODONTICS (670 m); OLD MANOR HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (770 m); THE MANOR HOUSE DENTAL PRACTIC (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Westhill - St. Austell (720 m, The Co-operative Group); Iceland St Austell (830 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £274,570** (August 2026). Cornwall’s average house price was £274,570 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Cornwall costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 038B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.8** (2025). Cornwall 038B has a deprivation score of 32.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,017th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cornwall 038B was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,574** (2021). Cornwall 038B had 1,574 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,495th most 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: 64.7%** (January 2026). In Cornwall 038B, 64.7% 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: 50.3427, -4.8020

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), August 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=-4.8020,50.3427,PL255AW

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