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Get started8a is a semi-detached house in St Austell (PL25 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
8a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
8a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
8a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sandy Hill School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in PL25 3AU: £198,000 (2016–2010).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Closest school
0.2 km
Sandy Hill Academy. 10 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB