Read Close Penryn, Cornwall
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (TR10), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6103338.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £420,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 1).
- 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 C; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Penryn (Cornwall), about 610 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 50 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 81 to 85 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 Penryn Surgery, about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £358,000 | £358,000 | £358,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £315,000 | £265,000 | £365,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £287,500 | £245,000 | £330,000 |
| 2004 | 7 | £219,950 | £137,000 | £240,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2023 | 4 TR10 8SE | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 27 May 2022 | THE BARN TR10 8SE | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 1 TR10 8SE | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2020 | 2 TR10 8SE | Detached | £358,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2018 | 1 TR10 8SE | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 20 May 2010 | THE BARN TR10 8SE | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2008 | 2 TR10 8SE | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2007 | THE BARN TR10 8SE | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2007 | 3 TR10 8SE | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2006 | THE BARN TR10 8SE | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 12 May 2006 | 4 TR10 8SE | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2004 | THE BARN TR10 8SE | Detached | £137,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2004 | 1 TR10 8SE | Detached | £240,950 | New build. |
| 25 Aug 2004 | 2 TR10 8SE | Detached | £240,000 | New build. |
| 25 Aug 2004 | 4 TR10 8SE | Detached | £230,000 | New build. |
| 20 Aug 2004 | 3 TR10 8SE | Detached | £219,950 | New build. |
| 26 Jul 2004 | 5 TR10 8SE | Detached | £210,000 | New build. |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 6 TR10 8SE | Detached | £210,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (3); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 C (44% of about 840 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)
- Land East Of Asda Store Off Kernick Road Penryn Cornwall: up to 87 homes, permissioned (580 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 8 addresses are between 81 m and 85 m above sea level (83 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR10 8NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TR10 8SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penryn (Cornwall) 285,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Penmere 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Falmouth Town 278,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodland Avenue Penryn | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Ponsharden Ferry Landing Penryn | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 31.8 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 185 km (115 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penryn Surgery | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hendras@Penryn Limited | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penryn Dental Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Falmouth Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Falmouth Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,790 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Memorial Ground 4.3 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, Museum and Attached Walls and Railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 790 m (0.5 miles) east. 186 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Town Hall, Museum and Attached Walls and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Fish Cross: standing cross immediately east of the Town Hall | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Celtic Cross Adjacent to the Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| College known as Glasney College, Penryn | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Jewish and Congregationalist cemeteries at Ponsharden | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Enys | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Glasney Valley | Valley | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Tremoughdale | Valley | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| College Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ash Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Well Beach | Beach | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Weir Point | Wetland | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the street's 8 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penryn College | Secondary | 11–16 | 210 m | No published inspection |
| Penryn Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Mabe Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Falmouth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Apr 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Gluvias Cricket Club TR10 8NT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Penryn College TR10 8PZ | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Cowboi Burgers TR10 9WT | Mobile caterer | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Penryn Junior School TR10 8RA | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Penryn Community Infant School TR10 8RA | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2024 |
| Boulder Ryn TR10 9EW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 34 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Poltisko Terrace (16); On or near Woodland Avenue (11); On or near Wood View (7); On or near Little Oaks (4); On or near Kernick Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 7 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
Nearby streets
Woodland Rise · Vernon Way · Woodside · Woodway · Poltair Road · Kernick Road · Wood View · Poltair Meadow · Poltisko Terrace · Woodland Avenue · Little Oaks · Poltair Drive
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.