St. Austell sits on the south coast of Cornwall in England and is one of the county’s larger towns, historically shaped by the china‑clay industry whose pits and pale waste tips still mark the surrounding countryside. The town grew as a market and industrial centre, with nearby Charlestown harbour once important for shipping clay; traces of mining and Victorian architecture remain alongside newer retail and transport links on the Cornish main routes.
In recent decades the local economy has shifted towards tourism and services, helped by major attractions in the area such as the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan, while beaches and coastal villages like Pentewan are popular with visitors. There’s a strong local identity - Cornish culture, festivals, local breweries and community events all play a part - so the town mixes industrial heritage with an increasingly visitor‑focused, community‑led regeneration.
Postcode districts covering St. Austell
Most populated places nearby
- Redruth 21.3 miles34.2 km
- Falmouth 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Truro 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Camborne 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Newquay 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Saltash 24.9 miles40 km
- Bodmin 8.7 miles14 km
Neighbouring places
- St. Austell Poltair & Mount Charles Ward 0.3 miles0.4 km
- St. Austell Bethel & Holmbush Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- St. Austell Central & Gover Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Carlyon Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Duporth Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Penwithick & Boscoppa Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Carlyon Bay Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- St. Austell Bay Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Trewoon Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Penwithick Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Treverbyn Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Tregrehan Mills Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
Example postcodes in St. Austell
PL25 3EB, PL25 5ED, PL25 3LU, PL25 5BU, PL25 4SP, PL25 5HL, PL25 3JF, PL25 4PN, PL25 5PX … See all
Transport links
- Newquay Cornwall Airport 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Exeter International Airport 65.7 miles105.8 km
- St Austell Railway Station 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Par Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near St. Austell Ad
- Boscundle Manor 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Carlyon Bay Hotel 4 1.8 miles3 km
- The Cornwall Hotel Spa & Lodges 4 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Mevagissey Bay Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Tremarne Hotel 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Crown Inn 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bodmin - Victoria Junction 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Fowey Hall Hotel 4 6.2 miles10 km
- The Old Quay House Hotel 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Harbour Hotel Fowey 4 6.2 miles10 km
Schools in St. Austell
- Bishop Bronescombe C of E School Primary
- Carclaze Community Primary School Primary
- Cornwall College Further education
- Mount Charles School Primary
- Penrice Academy Secondary
- Pondhu Primary School Primary
- Sandy Hill Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Charlestown Harbour Harbour 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Eden Project Gardens 2 miles3.1 km
- Pentewan Beach Beach 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Lost Gardens of Heligan Gardens 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Fowey Harbour Harbour 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Vault Beach Beach 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Hemmick Beach Beach 8.1 miles13 km
- Boconnoc Estate 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Lansallos Beach Beach 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Polperro Harbour Heritage Museum Museum 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Polperro Harbor Harbour 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Pencalenick Estate 11.8 miles18.9 km