16 Blowing House Close, St Austell, PL25 5NU
About 16 Blowing House Close
16 Blowing House Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Austell (PL25 5NU). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 6th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 129.2% above the 2022 sale of £48,000. Sold September 2022 for £48,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
16 Blowing House Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16 Blowing House Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Blowing House Close
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2022Most recent
£48,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PL25 5NU: £98,500 (2024–2006).
Versus other Blowing House Close homes
On epc rating, 16 Blowing House Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 54 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
Flats — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Pondhu Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







