What kind of home is 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL?

4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL is a mid-terrace house.

What did 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL sell for?

4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL last sold for £274,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £170,000 in July 2009, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL?

Across 2 sales between July 2009 and January 2022, 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL rose from £170,000 to £274,000, a change of £104,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in March 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL?

4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft). That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PL25 3AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL use?

The latest EPC at 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL?

4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL in?

4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL sits in Charlestown, St. Austell, St Austell. It falls within the PL25 postcode district.

Is 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL in a safe area?

Police records around 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 57% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL?

The closest primary school to 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL is Charlestown Primary School (666m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Penrice Academy (462m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL?

The closest bus stop to 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, PL25 3AL is Foundry Parc, 20m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3AL

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor Ground

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 4 Polmear Apartments

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Polmear Apartments is a mid-terrace house in Charlestown, St. Austell, St Austell (PL25 3AL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–75 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 119.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £274,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Polmear Apartments's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Polmear Apartments, Foundry Drive, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Polmear Apartments has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£274,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

28 January 2022Most recent
£274,000
+61.2%over 12 years
29 July 2009
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL25 3AL: £172,000 (2024–2014).

Nearby sales in PL25 3AL

On the street

Versus other Foundry Drive homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 4 Polmear Apartments stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,480

Street avg £3,318

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.5 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Foundry Parc — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Penrice Academy. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL25 3AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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