Sonamerg Close Penzance, Cornwall
28 addresses across 2 postcodes (TR18), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29900307.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026 (-2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £995 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 106 times (330 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 30% or more of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 89% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Atlantic Medical Group, about 520 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Cornwall
A typical home in Cornwall cost £274,570 in August 2026, 2.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 36% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £419,340 |
| Semi-detached | £275,595 |
| Terraced | £227,474 |
| Flat or maisonette | £144,637 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £226,508 |
Private renters in Cornwall paid £995 a month on average in September 2026, 0.9% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £685 |
| Two bedrooms | £877 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,073 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,496 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (3); 1976-1982 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 5,002 kWh of it on average in 2024, 39% less than the district's 8,218 kWh, and 2,160 kWh of electricity, 31% less than the district's 3,126 kWh. There are gas meters for about 88% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR18 3QL | 25 6 Economy 7 | 1,788 kWh | 23 | 6,428 kWh |
| TR18 3QU | 32 21 Economy 7 | 1,374 kWh | 27 | 3,032 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TR18.
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 B (34% of about 1,750 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)
- Manufacturing Unit Polgoon Farm Rosehill Penzance Cornwall TR20 8TE: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR18 3QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| TR18 3QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 106 times, for 330 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Surface Water Drain to Chyandr.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolitho Road Cso South West Water | Surface Water Drain to Chyandr | 106 | 330 | 300 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 30% or more: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 58 m and 63 m above sea level (61 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR18 3QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TR18 3QU | 89% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penzance 685,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| St Erth 445,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Lelant Saltings 650 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sona Merg Close Heamoor | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Penzance | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Patient and Visitor Car Park West Cornwall Hospital | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 210 km (131 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Atlantic Medical Group Good Oct 2022 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penzance Dental Clinic | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | West Cornwall Hospital Good Jul 2026 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 7 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Frances Bolitho Care Home Good Sep 2022 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Devon and Cornwall Police Enquiry Office | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Penzance Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,390 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,820 m² | 260 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,450 m² | 230 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Treneere Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m east. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Treneere Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m east |
| Nancealverne House | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Rosecadgehill House | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Rosehill Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Wayside cross 200m north east of Boscathnoe Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Round called Lescudjack Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Cross-head in Madron churchyard, south of the church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Morrab Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Trengwainton | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lescudjack Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Boscathnoe Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Long Rock | Beach | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Tregavarah Downs | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Try Valley | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north |
| Marazion Marsh | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 28 |
18 of the street's 28 addresses are 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensans Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 320 m | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 42% in 2024 and 20% in 2023) |
| Mounts Bay Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 44.1 (43.7 in 2025 and 41.7 in 2024); 38.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Humphry Davy School | Secondary | 11–16 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.7 (41.5 in 2025 and 42.2 in 2024); 38.5% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Heamoor Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 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: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met | 47% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
| St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Alverton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 21% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 40% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 40% in 2024 and 46% in 2023) |
| Gulval School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
| Newlyn School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 78% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 600 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willows Educare TR18 3JZ | Full day care | 52 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bolitho Nursery TR18 4JR | Full day care | 44 | Outstanding (Jan 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Skylar TR18 3PE | Sessional day care | 30 | Dec 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 158 childminders and 20 home childcarers (nannies) in Cornwall. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancealverne School TR20 8TP | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Growing Links CIC TR20 8TP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Pensans Primary School TR20 8UH | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Heamoor Chip Shop Limited TR18 3JJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Heamoor News TR18 3JJ | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2018 |
| Sportsmans Arms TR18 3EH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Cornerstone TR18 3EH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Penzance Hockey Club TR18 3DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Food For Families Penzance TR18 3GB | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2021 |
| Penzance Leisure Centre TR18 3QW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2023 |
| Little Ducklings Cornwall TR18 3JS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mythyon Court (13); On or near Sonamerg Close (6); On or near Nicholas Parc (5); On or near Pleasant Place (2); On or near Manor Way (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 2 involved a cyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2025 07:45 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A30, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 14 Mar 2023 13:40 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | A30, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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
Nearby streets
Sona Merg Cottages · A30 · Hea Road · Reens Crescent · Mythyon Court · Melbourne Terrace · Nevada Street · Pleasant Place · Nicholas Parc · Hea Corner · Nevada Place · Nancealverne
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.