What type of property is 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS sell for?

8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS last sold for £422,500 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £285,000 in December 2009, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

Across 2 sales between December 2009 and January 2022, 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS rose from £285,000 to £422,500, a change of £137,500. That works out to roughly +3.3% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS is C with a score of 77 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 65% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PL25 3BS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS is in council tax band D.

Where is 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS located?

8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS sits in Charlestown, St. Austell, St Austell. It falls within the PL25 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

Police records around 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS 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.

Which schools serve 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

The closest primary school to 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS is Charlestown Primary School (565m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Penrice Academy (539m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Foundry Drive, PL25 3BS is Church, 106m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Foundry Drive, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3BS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 77

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Foundry Drive

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

8 Foundry Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Charlestown, St. Austell, St Austell (PL25 3BS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £422,500 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C77

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Foundry Drive, Charlestown, St Austell, PL25 3BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Foundry Drive 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.

Latest sale on 8 Foundry Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£416,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£422,500

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

28 January 2022Most recent
£422,500
+48.2%over 12 years
18 December 2009
£285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL25 3BS: £249,950 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in PL25 3BS

On the street

Versus other Foundry Drive homes

Four headline reads against 56 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 8 Foundry Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,356

Street avg £2,820

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Austell district page.

Full St Austell report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Penrice Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL25 3BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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