The Digey St Ives, Cornwall
50 addresses across 3 postcodes (TR26), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29900694.
- Sales: 64 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £200,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (D: 21, E: 4, F: 4, G: 2).
- Flood: 6 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 B; Band D in Cornwall costs £2,591 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 3% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Ives (Cornwall), about 690 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 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: 6 of its 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stennack Surgery, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 135 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 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £460,000 | £425,000 | £495,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £525,000 | £500,000 | £550,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £418,000 | £355,000 | £550,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £356,750 | £265,000 | £800,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £431,750 | £348,500 | £515,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £232,500 | £199,950 | £350,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £269,000 | £230,000 | £308,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £318,875 | £250,000 | £387,750 |
| 2009 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | SAILING BY, 11 TR26 1HR | Other | £380,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 8 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £377,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Mar 2025 | 27 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2024 | 12 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £425,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 12A TR26 1HR | Terraced | £495,000 | |
| 11 May 2023 | PARKING SPACES 1-2 TR26 1HR | Other | £140,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Nov 2022 | 17 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £490,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 2021 | TAM-O-SHANTER, 12 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £500,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2021 | 30 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £550,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2021 | 15 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £307,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 14 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £418,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2020 | 13 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £355,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2020 | 12A TR26 1HR | Terraced | £550,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 13 TR26 1HR | Other | £4,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Aug 2017 | 21 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £356,750 | |
| 23 Jun 2017 | LITTLE IN SIGHT TR26 1HR | Terraced | £800,000 | |
| 10 May 2017 | 15 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Nov 2016 | 2A TR26 1HR | Other | £290,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Oct 2016 | LITTLE IN SIGHT TR26 1HR | Terraced | £380,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Jun 2016 | GULL HOUSE, 16 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £515,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 23 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £348,500 | |
| 14 Mar 2016 | EBB TIDE, 9 TR26 1HR | Other | £510,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Dec 2014 | 32 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2013 | 14 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £199,950 | |
| 1 Mar 2013 | 17 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jan 2013 | 21 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £232,500 | |
| 14 Nov 2011 | 8 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £308,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2011 | 17 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Nov 2010 | 7A TR26 1HR | Terraced | £387,750 | |
| 14 Oct 2010 | SAILING BY, 11 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2009 | 28 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2008 | 2 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Oct 2008 | 3 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £490,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2007 | THE COTTAGE BOUTIQUE LTD, 1 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £259,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2007 | 2 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 7A TR26 1HR | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2006 | 3 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £450,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2006 | 5 TR26 1HR | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2006 | CORBY COTTAGE, 11 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £198,500 | |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 13 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £245,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2004 | 21 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £189,500 | |
| 21 Sep 2004 | 30 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2004 | TAM-O-SHANTER, 12 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2003 | GULL HOUSE, 16 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2003 | 13 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £162,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 15 TR26 1HR | Flat or maisonette | £134,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jan 2002 | BEACH COTTAGE TR26 1HR | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2001 | 8 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £121,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2000 | 32 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2000 | 8 TR26 1HR | Terraced | £68,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (14); House, enclosed end-terrace (4); Flat (4). Built: before 1900 (21); 1900-1929 (7); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (21); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 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 B (29% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, ST IVES. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 41.
- 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
- 1 AND 3, BACK ROAD WEST, grade II
- 11, VIRGIN STREET, grade II
- 12, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 14,16 AND 18, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 15, VIRGIN STREET, grade II
- 17,19 AND 21, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 8A, BAILEYS LANE, grade II
- 20,22 AND 24, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 25 AND 27, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 28,30 AND 32, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 3, CHY-AN-CHY, grade II
- 4,6 AND 8, VIRGIN STREET, grade II
- 48, FORE STREET, grade II
- 5, BUNKERS HILL, grade II
- 50, FORE STREET, grade II
- 54, FORE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 60, FORE STREET, grade II
- 61 AND 63, FORE STREET, grade II
- 62 AND 64, FORE STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 7 AND 9, DIGEY STREET, grade II
- 7, BUNKERS HILL (See details for further address information), grade II
- 71 AND 73, FORE STREET, grade II
- 75, FORE STREET, grade II
- 8, HICK'S COURT, grade II
- 9, VIRGIN STREET, grade II
- Cogar Cottage and Philmar Cottage, grade II
- DIGEY COTTAGE, grade II
- DRAGON STUDIO, grade II
- FORMER MARINERS' CHURCH, grade II
- GREY MULLET GUEST HOUSE, grade II
And 11 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Old Sail Lofts Bethesda Hill St Ives Cornwall: up to 5 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- The Hain Line Tregenna Place St Ives Cornwall TR26 2DS: up to 7 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Police Station Dove Street St Ives Cornwall TR26 2LZ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Land South Of Chy-An-Porth The Terrace St Ives: up to 12 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- The Garrack Hotel Burthallan Lane St Ives TR26 3AA: up to 20 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
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, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 10 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 44 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR26 1HR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| TR26 1HS | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TR26 1HE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 50 addresses are between 8 m and 13 m above sea level (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR26 1HE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TR26 1HR | 97% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| TR26 1HS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Ives (Cornwall) 851,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Carbis Bay 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Lelant 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tate Gallery St Ives | 150 m |
| Ferry terminal | Penzance Ferry Terminal | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barnoon Long Stay Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Land's End Airport LEQ | 18.4 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 200 km (124 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stennack Surgery | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Leddra Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tregenna Hill Dental Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Michael's Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hayle and St Ives Police | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food St Ives - Tregenna Place | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,840 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 610 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Porthmeor Pilchard Cellars and Studios, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m north. 171 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Porthmeor Pilchard Cellars and Studios | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 210 m south |
| Church of St Ia | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m south |
| Churchyard cross in St Ia's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 280 m south |
| Harbour wharfs and piers including the two lighthouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m east |
| Penbeagle Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Porthmeor Beach | Beach | 270 m north-west |
| Bamaluz Point | Wetland | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Burthallan Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Steeple Woods | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Carn Stabba | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Bussow Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 50 |
6 of the street's 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ives Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ives School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Eia TR26 1HR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Crowst TR26 1HR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Flapjackery TR26 1HW | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Johns Wine Store TR26 1HW | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Norway Stores TR26 1NE | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jul 2013 |
| Ice Cream Workshop TR26 1LH | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Fudge Kyst TR26 1HE | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Porthminster Kitchen TR26 1LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Beach Restaurant And Takeaway TR26 1LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2025 |
| Warrens TR26 1LG | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Rum And Crab Shack TR26 1LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Yallah Cafe And Kiosk TR26 1LG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Cornish Bakehouse TR26 1LF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| The Slipway TR26 1LP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Balancing Eel TR26 1LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Market Strand (26); On or near Fore Street (14); On or near Church Place (12); On or near Parking Area (11); On or near Back Street (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 50% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 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 | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 4 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 Curry Garden (restaurant/cafe/canteen, TR26 1SE) re-inspected, still 4 Good (rated 8 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TR26 1HR: 40 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- TR26 1HS: 9 addresses
- TR26 1HE: 1 address of 100 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Love Lane · Rose Lane · Bunkers Hill · Porthmeor Square · Virgin Street · Baileys Lane · Meadow Villas · Salubrious Terrace · Upper Meadow · Church Place · Godrevy Gardens · Norway
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.