Back Lane St Ives, Cornwall
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (TR26), about 50 m long. USRN 9000108.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £288,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 2).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Ives (Cornwall), about 680 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 270 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 8 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stennack Surgery, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 125 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £288,000 | £288,000 | £288,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £170,000 | £95,000 | £245,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £282,500 | £240,000 | £325,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £117,500 | £117,500 | £117,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2021 | 6 TR26 1LR | Flat or maisonette | £288,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Feb 2010 | SLIPWAY COTTAGE TR26 1LR | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2010 | 6 TR26 1LR | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2008 | 6 TR26 1LR | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 6 TR26 1LR | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2006 | 2 TR26 1LR | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2006 | SLIPWAY COTTAGE, 8 TR26 1LR | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2000 | TOP FLAT, 3 TR26 1LR | Flat or maisonette | £117,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 May 1996 | 2 TR26 1LR | Terraced | £45,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 30 m². Most common: Flat (2); Maisonette, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (29% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, ST IVES. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 3, CHY-AN-CHY, grade II
- FORMER MARINERS' CHURCH, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, WHARF ROAD, WEIGHBRIDGE, grade II
- SLOOP COTTAGE, grade II
- THE SLOOP INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Old Sail Lofts Bethesda Hill St Ives Cornwall: up to 5 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- The Hain Line Tregenna Place St Ives Cornwall TR26 2DS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Police Station Dove Street St Ives Cornwall TR26 2LZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land South Of Chy-An-Porth The Terrace St Ives: up to 12 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR26 1LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| TR26 1LP | zone 3 | 8 / 3 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR26 1LP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TR26 1LR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Ives (Cornwall) 851,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tate Gallery St Ives | 250 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barnoon Long Stay Car Park | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 18.5 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 200 km (124 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stennack Surgery | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leddra Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tregenna Hill Dental Surgery | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,840 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Porthmeor Pilchard Cellars and Studios, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 171 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Porthmeor Pilchard Cellars and Studios | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m east |
| Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 260 m south-west |
| Church of St Ia | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south |
| Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 290 m south |
| Penbeagle Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Porth Gwidden | Bay | 350 m north-east |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 370 m north-east |
| Burthallan Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Steeple Woods | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Carn Stabba | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Bussow Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cornwall: see them on the Cornwall page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ives Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ives School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcony Bar & Kitchen TR26 1LP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 0 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2025 |
| The Sloop Inn TR26 1LP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 0 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Kellys Harbourside St Ives TR26 1LP | Retailers - other | 0 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2026 |
| The Milk Bar TR26 1LP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 0 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2026 |
| Mor Beach Cafe TR26 1LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 0 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Balancing Eel TR26 1LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| The Slipway TR26 1LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 10 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| The Wreck TR26 1LT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Ice Cream Workshop TR26 1LH | Retailers - other | 40 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2026 |
| The Upper Deck TR26 1LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Mount Zion Coffee TR26 1PZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Johns Wine Store TR26 1HW | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Flapjackery TR26 1HW | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| The Loft Restaurant TR26 1LZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Mermaid Seafood Restaurant TR26 1LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Other theft | 14 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Market Strand (26); On or near Fore Street (14); On or near Church Place (12); On or near The Digey (9); On or near Back Road West (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 67 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 54% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Curry Garden (restaurant/cafe/canteen, TR26 1SE) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 8 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Back Lane · Church Place · Baileys Lane · St Peters Street · Norway Square · Mount Zion · Norway · Bunkers Hill · Rose Lane · Back Road East · Victoria Place · North Place
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.