PL25 5TY

St Austell Central & Gover · Cornwall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cornwall
Postcode district
PL25
Postcode sector
PL25 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL25 4TW 49 m
PL25 5BH 53 m
PL25 4AW 74 m
PL25 5AU 75 m
PL25 4AT 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL25 5TY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL25
Postcode sector
PL25 5
Latitude
50.337626
Longitude
-4.791104
British National Grid easting
201,482
British National Grid northing
52,361

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Cornwall · E06000052
Parish or community
E04013080
Westminster constituency
St Austell and Newquay · E14001508
Output area
E00096215
Lower layer super output area
Cornwall 039B · E01019041
Middle layer super output area
Cornwall 039 · E02003963

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Restormel Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    722 m
  2. Poltair School

    Academy sponsor led

    753 m
  3. Pondhu Primary School

    Academy converter

    779 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,939
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 869
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Public order 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
PL25 5 residents
6,346

Age bands in PL25 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

947 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

616 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,337 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

1,819 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,447 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ST AUSTELL HEALTH GROUP

    1 WHEAL NORTHEY, ST. AUSTELL, PL25 3EF

    ODS code Y04957

    2.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Duke Street

    BCT · St Austell

    0.1 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · St Austell

    0.1 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · St Austell

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · St Austell

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · St Austell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cornwall 039B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,340 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Restormel Academy is the nearest published school at 722 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,939 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 869 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.