18a, Bodmin Road, St Austell, PL25 5AE
About 18a
18a is a semi-detached house in St Austell (PL25 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 73 m² this is the 35th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–262 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 73 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 51 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
18a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
18a has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2015FullIn report
Re-roofing of a detached block of flats.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- PA15/04467
- Jul 2015RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for re-roofing of detached block of flats.
Listed- Reference
- PA15/04468
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
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 5AE: £208,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in PL25 5AE
Versus other Bodmin Road homes
On epc rating, 18a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
White River Cinema — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Pondhu Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB