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St Austell North & Carclaze: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the St Austell North & Carclaze neighbourhood of Cornwall, England (ONS area Cornwall 038). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes PL25, PL26. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL25 5QP.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
St Austell North & Carclaze is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cornwall (5 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £265,000 and flats for £125,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cornwall (1.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, St Austell, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£265,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£125,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +30% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.20; 2 of 19 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£44,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where St Austell North & Carclaze sits in Cornwall
- Typical house price: 23rd lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
- Typical flat price: joint 9th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 30th lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in St Austell North & Carclaze
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cornwall, 5 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Recorded crime
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- St Austell Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (600 m in a straight line). About 3.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 56 min) and Plymouth (about 61 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Carclaze Community Primary School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school Poltair School 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about St Austell North & Carclaze
What is the typical house price in St Austell North & Carclaze?
£265,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
How does St Austell North & Carclaze compare with the rest of Cornwall?
Typical house price: 23rd lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall. Typical flat price: joint 9th lowest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 30th lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall.
Is St Austell North & Carclaze an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is St Austell North & Carclaze gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.20; 2 of 19 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to St Austell North & Carclaze?
St Austell. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (600 m in a straight line). About 3.4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway and CrossCountry to Penzance (about 56 min) and Plymouth (about 61 min).
Which state schools are nearest to St Austell North & Carclaze?
Nearest state primary school. Carclaze Community Primary School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (May 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Poltair School. 310 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.