18a, Blowing House Hill, St Austell, PL25 5AH
About 18a
18a is a detached house in St Austell (PL25 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 sits 85% above the 2021 sale of £95,112. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 50.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £95,112. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
18a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
18a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 24 years.
£95,112
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
15 July 2021Most recent
£95,112
+46.3%over 21 years13 April 2000
£65,000
+44.4%over 2 years17 April 1997
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PL25 5AH: £160,000 (2025–2021).
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£165,000
Versus other Blowing House Hill homes
Price per m² for 18a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,268
Street avg £2,810
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
Flats — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Pondhu Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







