What kind of home is 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU last sold for £97,000 in August 2002, around 24 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU use?

The latest EPC at 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in April 2007. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is in council tax band C.

Which area is 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU in?

16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU sits in St Austell. It falls within the PL25 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

Police records around 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU 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 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

The closest primary school to 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is Charlestown Primary School (640m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Penrice Academy (467m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

The closest bus stop to 16 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is Holmbush Road, 68m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Acorn Drive, St Austell, PL25 3GU

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Acorn Drive

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

16 Acorn Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Austell (PL25 3GU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 174.2% above the 2002 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 27.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2007. Past consents include a garage conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

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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.

16 Acorn Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Acorn Drive, St Austell, PL25 3GU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2007
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Conversion of stores and garage to ground floor flat.
Council
M17
Change of Use
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
C2/07/00194
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What's in 16 Acorn Drive, St Austell, PL25 3GU's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

16 Acorn Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£97,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

11 August 2002Most recent
£97,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PL25 3GU: £217,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in PL25 3GU

On the street

Versus other Acorn Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Acorn Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,198

Street avg £1,886

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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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

Holmbush Road — 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 3GU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PL25 3GU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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