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Alverne Buildings, Penzance

MyStreetCheck free street report: Alverne Buildings, Penzance · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/penzance/alverne-buildings/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TR18 2RR, TR18 2RS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£190,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£184,133
15 sales
Price range
£137k – £242k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Mar 2026
TR18 2RR

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At a glance

House prices£184k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkPenzance station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband90% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 15 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Alverne Buildings, Penzance have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £190,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £183,714. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% terraced, 7% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Alverne Buildings range from £136,500 to £242,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Alverne Buildings compared

TR18 postcode area£285,470
Penzance£306,162
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Alverne Buildings has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all TR18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £142,167 (3 sales)2017£142k2018: £156,333 (3 sales)2018£156k2019: £154,000 (1 sales)2019£154k2021: £242,000 (1 sales)2021£242k2022: £230,000 (2 sales)2022£230k2023: £188,750 (2 sales)2023£189k2024: £221,500 (2 sales)2024£222k2026: £190,000 (1 sales)2026£190k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 15 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£183,71430 Aug 2024
Semi-detached1£190,0006 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Alverne Buildings

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 6 Mar 2026£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 30 Aug 2024£235,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 4 Jul 2024£208,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 30 Oct 2023£200,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 3 Apr 2023£177,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 1 Nov 2022£225,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 15 Jul 2022£235,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 17 Sep 2021£242,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 18 Dec 2019£154,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 4 May 2018£152,250 TerracedFreehold
27, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 3 May 2018£161,250 TerracedFreehold
5, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 5 Jan 2018£155,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RR 24 Nov 2017£137,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 14 Sep 2017£136,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Alverne Buildings TR18 2RS 24 Feb 2017£153,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
17, Alverne Buildings £137,000 (Nov 2017) → £235,000 (Aug 2024) +72%
over 7 yrs
23, Alverne Buildings £154,000 (Dec 2019) → £208,000 (Jul 2024) +35%
over 5 yrs
3, Alverne Buildings £152,250 (May 2018) → £225,000 (Nov 2022) +48%
over 4 yrs
39, Alverne Buildings £153,000 (Feb 2017) → £242,000 (Sep 2021) +58%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Alverne Buildings

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance 141 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Alverton Primary School 386 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Humphry Davy School 740 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Pensans Community Primary School 139 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance 139 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Nancealverne School 138 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Report 0.5 mi
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy 44 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 3–16 Report 0.6 mi
Heamoor Community Primary School 201 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Penzance station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • St Erth station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 53 min walk
  • Lelant Saltings station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 3 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bellair Health Centre (W-bound, Alverton Road) 1 min walk
  • Penalverne Place (S-bound) 2 min walk
  • Penalverne Place (N-bound) 2 min walk
  • First and Last (E-bound, Alverton Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Morrab Surgery
    2 Morrab Road, Penzance · 0.2 mi
  • Atlantic Medical Group
    St Clare Medical Centre, St Clare Street, Penzance · 0.3 mi
  • Sunnyside Surgery
    Cemetery Lodge, St. Clare Street, Penzance · 0.3 mi
  • Rosmellyn Surgery
    St Clare Medical Centre, St. Clare Street, Penzance · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Queens Square - Penzance · 0.3 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Penzance · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Davy Penzance Express · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Penzance · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacy Penzance · 0.2 mi
  • Morrab Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Day Lewis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • The Bay Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Penzance Dental · 0.4 mi
  • Penzance Dental · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned60.4%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented27.5%17.1%
Households952

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.6%64.1%
Aged 65+29.4%18.6%
Residents1,950

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)90%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)90%80%
Gigabit-capable90%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks74%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks95%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across Cornwall with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Alverne Buildings

Ethnic group

HereCornwall
White95.9%96.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%1.2%
Other ethnic group1%1.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.2%

Religion

HereCornwall
No religion48.5%46.3%
Christian41.5%45.4%
Not answered8.6%6.7%
Other religion0.6%0.8%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Jewish0.4%0.1%
Hindu0%0.1%
Muslim0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereCornwall
Born in the UK94.9%94.7%
Born outside the UK5.1%5.3%

Highest qualification

HereCornwall
Level 4 qualifications and above30.6%30.6%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%18.8%
Level 2 qualifications16.3%15.2%
No qualifications15.5%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10%
Apprenticeship8%6.6%
Other qualifications3.2%2.5%

General health

HereCornwall
Very good health40.9%45.7%
Good health31.9%33.5%
Fair health17.5%14.5%
Bad health7.1%4.7%
Very bad health2.6%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereCornwall
1 car or van in household44.6%42.1%
No cars or vans in household26.1%15%
2 cars or vans in household22.6%30.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%12.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cornwall.

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