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16 Blowing House Close, St Austell, PL25 5NU

Extendable
Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
34 m²
366 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 16 Blowing House Close

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Blowing House Close

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Blowing House Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2022from Dec 2018
EPC improved fromF27toE45
Low Energy Lighting
80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Mid 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gasPermanent outbuildings

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Blowing House Close, St Austell, PL25 5NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Blowing House Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Blowing House Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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

£110,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£48,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 September 2022Most recent

    £48,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in PL25 5NU: £98,500 (2024–2006).

On the street

Versus other Blowing House Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Blowing House Close runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

45 (E)

Street avg 68 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

34 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Blowing House Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PL25 5NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PL25 5NU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PL25 5NU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Blowing House Close, St Austell, PL25 5NU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.