What type of property is 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU last change hands?

26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU last sold for £182,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £125,000 in December 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

Across 3 sales between December 2002 and February 2021, 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU rose from £125,000 to £182,000, a change of £57,000. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

The current EPC rating for 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

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

Where is 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU located?

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

How safe is the area around 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

Police records around 26 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.

Which schools serve 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

The closest primary school to 26 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 transport links are near 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU?

The closest bus stop to 26 Acorn Drive, PL25 3GU is Holmbush Road, 68m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Acorn Drive, St Austell, PL25 3GU

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Acorn Drive

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

26 Acorn Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Austell (PL25 3GU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 42.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £182,000. 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
Bathrooms1
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageDetached

Building

Heating systemGas
Previously extendedYes

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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.

26 Acorn Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2020

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Acorn Drive, St Austell, PL25 3GU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Acorn 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.

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

Current estimate

£260,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£182,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

12 February 2021Most recent
£182,000
+25.5%over 17 years
20 August 2003
£145,000
+16.0%over 8 months
13 December 2002
£125,000

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.

EPC Rating for 26 Acorn Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,395

Street avg £1,832

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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