Brook Close Helston, Cornwall
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (TR13), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 18600337.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £370,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; 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 Camborne, about 11.7 km (7.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 56 to 65 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cober Valley Health, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £179,950 | £179,950 | £179,950 |
| 1999 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2025 | 2 TR13 8NY | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 8 TR13 8NY | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2015 | 1 TR13 8NY | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2004 | 3 TR13 8NY | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 15 May 2002 | 8 TR13 8NY | Detached | £179,950 | |
| 26 Feb 1999 | 3 TR13 8NY | Detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 132 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (3); 1950-1966 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 D (38% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Channel View Gander Lane Helston Cornwall TR13 8NU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- 13 Meneage Street Helston Cornwall TR13 8AA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 56 m and 65 m above sea level (61 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR13 8NY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TR13 8PA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Camborne 373,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Hayle 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) | |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brook Close Helston | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 28.1 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 198 km (123 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cober Valley Health | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Helston Dental Practice | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Helston Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Helston Police Station | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Helston Service Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wellmoor Playground 150 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,150 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Weeth Allotments 2.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 260 m south. 190 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| Wayside cross and cross slab in St Michael's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 280 m south |
| No 1 With Attached Forecourt Walls and Attached Garden Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south |
| Wayside cross at the junction between Cross Street and Church Street, Helston | Scheduled monument | 360 m south |
| Stone Cross Near Junction With Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south |
| No 4 and Attached Forecourt Walls, Steps and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Lismore | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Wayside cross at Trenethick Barton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Loe Valley | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Truthall Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| The Loe | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Prospidnick Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Porthleven Sands | Beach | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Caca-stull Zawn | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Eglos School | Primary | 2–11 | 330 m | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Helston Community College | Secondary | 0–18 | 340 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nansloe Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Eglos School And Nursery TR13 8UP | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Helston Community College TR13 8NR | School/college/university | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Penhellis Nursing Home TR13 8NQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| The Grill Station TR13 8NS | Mobile caterer | 370 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Dales Family Butchers TR13 8HR | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Nettles Chip Shop TR13 8HB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 18 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Lane (4); On or near Marconi Close (3); On or near Osborne Parc (1); On or near Gander Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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 Dales Family Butchers (retailers - other, TR13 8HR) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Fir Close · Grylls Parc · Osborne Parc · Gwealhellis Warren · Gander Lane · Marconi Close · Church Hill · Church Lane · Roselidden Parc · Mill Lane · Parc Eglos · Tenderah Road
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.