Buying a home in PL25, St. Austell. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£252kmost £214k–£312k

Houses per m²£2,970flats £2,191

Sold last year2421,516 in five years

Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL25 sold for £252,492 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £213,644 and £312,262, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across St. Austell (£250,000).

242 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £71k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in PL25 4 (£2,756) and the most in PL25 3 (£3,147).

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,151 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in PL25 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£157,813	£99k–£173k	42 m²	12
2	£209,776	£173k–£253k	68 m²	404
3	£252,492	£214k–£312k	87 m²	631
4	£320,284	£260k–£382k	114 m²	193
5+	£426,437	£352k–£549k	156 m²	127

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£158k	£210k	£252k	£320k	£426k
Detached	—	£262k	£314k	£353k	£439k
Semi-detached	£158k	£215k	£241k	£259k	£355k
Terraced	—	£177k	£211k	£264k	£307k
Flats	£71k	£120k	£110k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across PL25

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
PL25 3	£3,147	£2,795
PL25 4	£2,756	£1,947
PL25 5	£2,903	£2,124

Schools near PL25

Best state primary within 2 kmSandy Hill Academy72% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmPenrice Academy47.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

PL26 St. Austell · 3 km3-bed house £248k PL24 Par · 5 km3-bed house £236k PL23 Fowey · 10 km3-bed house £407k PL22 Lostwithiel · 11 km3-bed house £293k TR9 St. Columb · 14 km3-bed house £279k PL31 Bodmin · 15 km3-bed house £232k TR2 Truro · 15 km3-bed house £348k PL30 Bodmin · 18 km3-bed house £365k

Questions about PL25

Is PL25 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across St. Austell; prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (47.6% against 43.8%); 242 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PL25?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL25 sold for £252,492 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £213,644 and £312,262.

Is PL25 expensive for St. Austell?

A 3-bedroom house in PL25 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across St. Austell (£250,000).

How many homes sell in PL25 each year?

242 homes sold in the last year and 1,516 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near PL25?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Sandy Hill Academy, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.