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PL25 postcode area · Cornwall

The PL25 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cornwall. Area Scores range from 23 to 67 across them. Every full PL25 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the PL25 district: St Austell East & Carlyon Bay scores 68 out of 100 (#2,226 of 6,856 nationally) while St Austell Central sits at 23 — neighbours on the map, 44 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £207,000 in Par to £525,000 in Trebetherick & Whitecross — a 2.5× gap within the PL25 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,204a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime78per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PL25 district

£255,000median home sold over the past year · +10.9% over 5 years · -5.6% over the year · 362 sales
Detached£338,000
Semi-detached£248,750
Terraced£205,000
Flat£112,000
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
St Austell East & Carlyon BayCornwall 2,22668 £299,000
Truro South & CentralCornwall 3,28852 £280,000
Mevagissey & PolgoothCornwall 3,37851 £350,000
Trebetherick & WhitecrossCornwall 3,99542 £525,000
St Austell North & CarclazeCornwall 4,29637 £225,000
ParCornwall 4,68732 £207,000
Trewoon, Coombe & FoxholeCornwall 5,13225 £237,000
Lostwithiel & PenwithickCornwall 5,13925 £238,000
St Austell CentralCornwall 5,27023 £210,000

People living in PL25 Census 2021

Residents73,382
Median age (est.)47
Density208per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above28%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 12%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in PL25

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PL25 district.

St Austell Truro

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PL25.

PL26 PL24 TR2 TR9 PL22 PL31 PL29 PL28

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.