Porthallow Porthallow, Cornwall
5 addresses across 1 postcode (TR12), about 50 m long. USRN 18603692.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £435,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 D; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 5% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Falmouth Town, about 9 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Keverne Health Centre, about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £522,500 | £385,000 | £660,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £332,500 | £235,000 | £430,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2007 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £197,000 | £197,000 | £197,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £289,000 | £289,000 | £289,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £274,975 | £249,950 | £300,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2025 | GWEL TEG TR12 6PW | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2024 | PEDNATIERE TR12 6PW | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2022 | THE HAVEN TR12 6PW | Terraced | £525,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2020 | GWEL TEG TR12 6PW | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2020 | OCEANSIDE TR12 6PW | Detached | £660,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | BEACH HOUSE TR12 6PW | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2016 | THE HAVEN TR12 6PW | Terraced | £480,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2013 | BANK COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Terraced | £301,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Dec 2011 | GLENVALE TR12 6PW | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 13 May 2011 | CHY BORELLE TR12 6PW | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2010 | BANK COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Terraced | £249,950 | |
| 9 May 2007 | COSY COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2006 | COCKLE ISLAND COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Detached | £197,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2005 | PEDNATIERE TR12 6PW | Detached | £289,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | GLENVALE TR12 6PW | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 31 Oct 2003 | HEADLAND COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2002 | HEADLAND COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2002 | TRELAWNEY TR12 6PW | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2001 | PEDNATIERE TR12 6PW | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | BEACH HOUSE TR12 6PW | Detached | £146,500 | |
| 1 Mar 2000 | PEDNATIERE TR12 6PW | Detached | £50,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2000 | BELVEDERE TR12 6PW | Detached | £189,450 | |
| 7 Dec 1999 | PEDNATIERE TR12 6PW | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 26 Jun 1998 | COCKLE ISLAND COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 10 Jan 1997 | TRELAWNEY TR12 6PW | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | HEADLAND COTTAGE TR12 6PW | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 1 Jul 1996 | GWEL TEG TR12 6PW | Detached | £78,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, detached (1); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 (25% of about 1,150 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.
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 8 m and 13 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR12 6PW | 100% | 5% | 5% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Falmouth Town 278,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Falmouth Docks 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Beach Porthallow | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Helford Village Ferry Landing Helford Passage | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Car parks | St Keverne Primary Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 41.9 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 192 km (119 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Keverne Health Centre | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Observatory Dental Practice | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Falmouth Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Falmouth Police Station | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,310 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 170 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,010 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 640 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow at Roskruge Beacon | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Porthallow Beach | Beach | 80 m north-east |
| Porthallow Cove | Tidal water | 160 m north-east |
| Pedn Tiere | Wetland | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Trenoweth Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Lestowder Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Roscarnon Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Five Pilchards TR12 6PP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Porthallow Beach Cafe TR12 6PP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Hill (1); On or near Pengarrock Hill (1); On or near Parking Area (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- TR12 6PW: 5 addresses of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.