Howe Downs Cornwall
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (TR14), about 1.9 km long, classed as a minor road. USRN 29901123.
7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £630,000 across 1 sale. 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3, D: 1, E: 1, F: 1). 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 5% to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Camborne, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. The nearest GP surgery is Godolphin Health, about 1.5 km away. About 880 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £630,000 | £630,000 | £630,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £292,500 | £292,500 | £292,500 |
| 2010 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £90,500 | £90,500 | £90,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | WOOLVEAN, 8 TR14 0NF | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2024 | 32 TR14 0NF | Other | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Oct 2017 | 29 TR14 0NF | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2016 | 29 TR14 0NF | Detached | £292,500 | |
| 4 Mar 2010 | WOOLVEAN, 8 TR14 0NF | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 2 Jan 2003 | 29 TR14 0NF | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 14 Jul 1995 | WOOLVEAN, 8 TR14 0NF | Detached | £90,500 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2013 (2); before 1900 (2); 2019 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (26% of about 1,490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- GATE PIERS AND FLANKING WALLS, BOLDGATE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 10 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 10 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 22 September 2026 to 23 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR14 0NF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| TR14 0NB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR14 0NB | 90% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| TR14 0NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Camborne 373,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km |
| Hayle 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Cathebedron Cross Carnhell Green | 740 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Camborne | 4.8 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 25.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 195.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Godolphin Health | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Kernow Chemist | 4.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Camborne Health Office | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Camborne Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® Market Square Lloyds Bank | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,710 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,520 m² | 1.6 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowan Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Howe Downs (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 5 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.