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St James Street, Penzance

MyStreetCheck free street report: St James Street, Penzance · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/penzance/st-james-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for TR18 2BU, TR18 2BT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£231,000
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£184,095
33 sales
Price range
£98k – £375k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
TR18 2BU

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At a glance

House prices£231k average25% below the Penzance average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station4 min walkPenzance station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 34 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

33 property sales on St James Street, Penzance have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £231,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £184,212. Average sale prices rose from £127,200 in 2016 to £216,667 in 2026 (+70%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 25% below the Penzance average of £306,162 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% terraced, 9% flat, 3% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on St James Street range from £97,500 to £375,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold. Of 54 streets in Penzance with at least two sales in the last year, St James Street ranks 35th for average price.

House prices on St James Street compared

St James Street£231,000
TR18 postcode area£285,470
Penzance£306,162
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all TR18 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £127,200 (5 sales)2016£127k2017: £146,363 (4 sales)2017£146k2019: £177,500 (1 sales)2019£178k2020: £210,000 (1 sales)2020£210k2021: £178,333 (3 sales)2021£178k2022: £222,540 (5 sales)2022£223k2023: £184,875 (4 sales)2023£185k2024: £194,000 (1 sales)2024£194k2025: £205,833 (6 sales)2025£206k2026: £216,667 (3 sales)2026£217k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£184,21231 Jul 2026
Flat3£169,33330 Sep 2021
Semi-detached1£225,00023 Jan 2026

Sold prices on St James Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
66, St James Street TR18 2BU 31 Jul 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
50, St James Street TR18 2BU 27 Mar 2026£200,000 TerracedFreehold
47, St James Street TR18 2BU 23 Jan 2026£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, St James Street TR18 2BU 19 Dec 2025£265,000 TerracedFreehold
42, St James Street TR18 2BU 10 Dec 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
38, St James Street TR18 2BU 20 Oct 2025£39,000 OtherFreehold
48, St James Street TR18 2BU 13 Oct 2025£135,000 TerracedFreehold
73, St James Street TR18 2BU 22 Sep 2025£178,000 TerracedFreehold
29, St James Street TR18 2BT 14 Apr 2025£192,000 TerracedFreehold
25, St James Street TR18 2BT 28 Mar 2025£225,000 TerracedFreehold
22, St James Street TR18 2BT 12 Jul 2024£194,000 TerracedFreehold
10, St James Street TR18 2BT 16 Nov 2023£182,500 TerracedFreehold
25, St James Street TR18 2BT 5 May 2023£172,500 TerracedFreehold
66, St James Street TR18 2BU 19 Apr 2023£239,500 TerracedFreehold
35, St James Street TR18 2BU 15 Mar 2023£145,000 TerracedFreehold
1, St James Street TR18 2BT 2 Sep 2022£375,000 TerracedFreehold
17, St James Street TR18 2BT 30 Aug 2022£200,000 TerracedFreehold
30, St James Street TR18 2BT 15 Jul 2022£230,000 TerracedFreehold
18, St James Street TR18 2BT 23 May 2022£210,200 TerracedFreehold
59, St James Street TR18 2BU 11 May 2022£97,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 75, St James Street TR18 2BU 30 Sep 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
37, St James Street TR18 2BU 9 Sep 2021£165,000 TerracedFreehold
84, St James Street TR18 2BT 16 Jul 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
85, St James Street TR18 2BT 21 Oct 2020£210,000 FlatFreehold
74, St James Street TR18 2BU 7 Aug 2019£177,500 TerracedFreehold
44, St James Street TR18 2BU 8 Dec 2017£150,000 TerracedFreehold
21, St James Street TR18 2BT 13 Oct 2017£123,000 TerracedFreehold
66, St James Street TR18 2BU 14 Aug 2017£164,500 TerracedFreehold
71, St James Street TR18 2BU 5 May 2017£147,950 TerracedFreehold
62, St James Street TR18 2BU 30 Nov 2016£128,000 TerracedFreehold
27, St James Street TR18 2BT 7 Oct 2016£135,000 TerracedFreehold
20, St James Street TR18 2BT 19 Aug 2016£120,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 3, 75, St James Street TR18 2BU 10 Aug 2016£138,000 FlatLeasehold
21, St James Street TR18 2BT 8 Aug 2016£115,000 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
66, St James Street £164,500 (Aug 2017) → £239,500 (Apr 2023) → £225,000 (Jul 2026) +37%
over 9 yrs
38, St James Street £39,000 (Oct 2025) → £265,000 (Dec 2025) +579%
over under a year
25, St James Street £172,500 (May 2023) → £225,000 (Mar 2025) +30%
over 2 yrs
Flat 3, 75, St James Street £138,000 (Aug 2016) → £160,000 (Sep 2021) +16%
over 5 yrs
21, St James Street £115,000 (Aug 2016) → £123,000 (Oct 2017) +7%
over 1 yr

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Schools near St James Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance 139 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Humphry Davy School 740 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance 141 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy 44 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 3–16 Report 0.5 mi
Pensans Community Primary School 139 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Alverton Primary School 386 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Nancealverne School 138 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Report 0.7 mi
Gulval School 223 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • St Erth station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 47 min walk
  • Lelant Saltings station 5.9 mi · 1 hr 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Market Jew Street (NE-bound, Market Jew Street) 2 min walk
  • Market Jew Street (SW-bound, Market Jew Street) 2 min walk
  • Tolver Road (S-bound) 2 min walk
  • Adelaide Street (SE-bound, Adelaide Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Morrab Surgery
    2 Morrab Road, Penzance · 0.3 mi
  • Atlantic Medical Group
    St Clare Medical Centre, St Clare Street, Penzance · 0.4 mi
  • Sunnyside Surgery
    Cemetery Lodge, St. Clare Street, Penzance · 0.4 mi
  • Rosmellyn Surgery
    St Clare Medical Centre, St. Clare Street, Penzance · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Davy Penzance Express · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Penzance · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Penzance · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Queens Square - Penzance · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Penzance · 0.2 mi
  • Morrab Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Penzance Dental · 0.1 mi
  • Penzance Dental · 0.1 mi
  • The Bay Dental Practice · 0.3 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned43.8%62.5%
Private rented34.0%20.3%
Social rented22.1%17.1%
Households949

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+28.4%18.6%
Residents1,592

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 St James Street

Ethnic group

HereCornwall
White94.8%96.8%
Other ethnic group2.4%1.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.2%

Religion

HereCornwall
No religion52.6%46.3%
Christian37.6%45.4%
Not answered5.5%6.7%
Other religion1.9%0.8%
Buddhist1.1%0.4%
Muslim1.1%0.2%
Sikh0.2%–
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereCornwall
Born in the UK91.2%94.7%
Born outside the UK8.8%5.3%

Highest qualification

HereCornwall
Level 4 qualifications and above30.7%30.6%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%18.8%
No qualifications18%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.1%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10%
Apprenticeship5.7%6.6%
Other qualifications3.3%2.5%

General health

HereCornwall
Very good health37.6%45.7%
Good health33.2%33.5%
Fair health19.7%14.5%
Bad health7.5%4.7%
Very bad health1.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereCornwall
No cars or vans in household44%15%
1 car or van in household43.7%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household10.4%30.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.9%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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