Old Orchard, Bownder Vean, St Austell, PL25 3DB
About Old Orchard
Old Orchard is a detached house in St Austell (PL25 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Old Orchard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of the existing single-storey rear extension and construction of a new two-storey rear extension to provide two first-floor bedrooms and a ground-floor annex with associated works.
- Agent
- Atelier3 Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- PA25/09371
What's in Old Orchard, Bownder Vean, St Austell, PL25 3DB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Old Orchard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL25 3DB: £245,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PL25 3DB
Versus other Bownder Vean homes
Old Orchard is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
Carlyon Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Sandy Hill Academy. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB