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Polkirt Hill, Mevagissey, St Austell

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House prices, sold prices and local information for PL26 6UR, PL26 6UX, PL26 6UU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£293,667
6 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£469,323
34 sales
Price range
£77k – £1.4m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Aug 2026
PL26 6UR

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At a glance

House prices£294k averageAbout the St Austell average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 38 min walkSt Austell station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold85% freeholdAcross 47 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

34 property sales on Polkirt Hill, Mevagissey, St Austell have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 6 homes sold here for an average of £293,667. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £759,000. Average sale prices fell from £509,250 in 2016 to £293,667 in 2026 (-42%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% detached, 35% terraced, 15% flat. Recorded sale prices on Polkirt Hill range from £77,000 to £1,400,000. 85% of homes sold here were freehold and 15% leasehold. Of 123 streets in St Austell with at least two sales in the last year, Polkirt Hill ranks 38th for average price.

House prices on Polkirt Hill compared

Polkirt Hill£293,667
PL26 postcode area£294,222
St Austell£293,847
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PL26 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £509,250 (4 sales)2016£509k2017: £312,250 (4 sales)2017£312k2018: £313,500 (2 sales)2018£314k2019: £180,000 (3 sales)2019£180k2020: £670,000 (1 sales)2020£670k2021: £469,500 (5 sales)2021£470k2022: £586,666 (3 sales)2022£587k2023: £690,000 (3 sales)2023£690k2024: £964,833 (3 sales)2024£965k2026: £293,667 (6 sales)2026£294k

Tenure: 85% freehold and 15% leasehold across 47 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£759,0003 Aug 2026
Terraced12£240,29229 May 2026
Flat5£314,40019 Jun 2026
Semi-detached4£408,62513 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Polkirt Hill

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
39, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 13 Aug 2026£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 3 Aug 2026£257,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 12, Nare Court, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 19 Jun 2026£385,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 29 May 2026£275,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, Nare Court, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 11 Feb 2026£315,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Nare Court, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 8 Jan 2026£280,000 FlatLeasehold
Ocean Heights, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 16 Jul 2025£243,000 FlatLeasehold
Mevagissey Bay Hotel, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 4 Feb 2025£1,000,000 OtherFreehold
Compass Point, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 3 Oct 2024£1,400,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 12 Sep 2024£910,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 23 Feb 2024£1,000 OtherFreehold
57, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 2 Feb 2024£584,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 27 Oct 2023£215,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 3 Jul 2023£192,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 16 Jun 2023£480,000 TerracedFreehold
Pebble House, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 31 Jan 2023£1,375,000 DetachedFreehold
61, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 14 Jun 2022£999,998 DetachedFreehold
4, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 27 May 2022£245,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 22 Apr 2022£420,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 4, Nare Court, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 7 Feb 2022£515,000 FlatLeasehold
Foam Edge, 23, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 5 Nov 2021£345,000 TerracedFreehold
Harbour Heights, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UU 24 Sep 2021£810,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 2, Nare Court, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 3 Sep 2021£399,950 FlatLeasehold
Trenear, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 28 Jun 2021£515,000 DetachedFreehold
Kia-Ka-Mina, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UU 1 Jun 2021£405,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 23 Apr 2021£275,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 9 Apr 2021£342,500 TerracedFreehold
41, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 2 Feb 2021£485,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 5 Oct 2020£670,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 13 Dec 2019£192,500 TerracedFreehold
37, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 15 Nov 2019£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Sandpiper, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 28 Jun 2019£835,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 7 Mar 2019£97,500 TerracedFreehold
Mevator, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 11 Oct 2018£550,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
Waterside, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 19 Sep 2018£577,500 DetachedFreehold
51, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 7 Aug 2018£310,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 23 Apr 2018£77,000 FlatFreehold
14, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 21 Dec 2017£149,000 TerracedFreehold
Puffin House, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 24 Nov 2017£415,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 28 Jul 2017£245,000 TerracedFreehold
Windsmeet, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 5 May 2017£440,000 DetachedFreehold
Tresleigh, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 16 Nov 2016£320,000 DetachedFreehold
Tailings, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 7 Oct 2016£1,235,000 DetachedFreehold
Meva Bay Hotel, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UX 1 Aug 2016£859,999 OtherFreehold
33, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 16 Jun 2016£157,000 TerracedFreehold
Foam Edge, 23, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 18 Mar 2016£210,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Polkirt Hill PL26 6UR 25 Feb 2016£435,000 DetachedFreehold

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
55, Polkirt Hill £435,000 (Feb 2016) → £670,000 (Oct 2020) → £910,000 (Sep 2024) +109%
over 9 yrs
35, Polkirt Hill £215,000 (Oct 2023) → £1,000 (Feb 2024) -100%
over under a year
Foam Edge, 23, Polkirt Hill £210,000 (Mar 2016) → £345,000 (Nov 2021) +64%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Polkirt Hill

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mevagissey Community Primary School 160 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Gorran School 91 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 2.0 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

  • St Austell station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • River Street Car Park (NW-bound, Fore Street) 3 min walk
  • Trevarth (N-bound, Valley Road) 6 min walk
  • School Hill (W-bound, School Hill) 7 min walk
  • School Hill (E-bound, School Hill) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Mevagissey Surgery
    River Street, Mevagissey, St. Austell · 0.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned72.0%62.5%
Private rented23.4%20.3%
Social rented4.6%17.1%
Households539

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 158.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.6%64.1%
Aged 65+37.7%18.6%
Residents1,046

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 Polkirt Hill

Ethnic group

HereCornwall
White97.7%96.8%
Other ethnic group1.4%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.2%

Religion

HereCornwall
Christian54.3%45.4%
No religion38.4%46.3%
Not answered5%6.7%
Other religion1.3%0.8%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.1%
Jewish0.2%0.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCornwall
Born in the UK95.2%94.7%
Born outside the UK4.8%5.3%

Highest qualification

HereCornwall
Level 4 qualifications and above33.4%30.6%
No qualifications16.6%16.3%
Level 3 qualifications14.1%18.8%
Level 2 qualifications14%15.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%10%
Apprenticeship8.4%6.6%
Other qualifications2.9%2.5%

General health

HereCornwall
Very good health40.9%45.7%
Good health33.2%33.5%
Fair health19.1%14.5%
Bad health5%4.7%
Very bad health1.8%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereCornwall
1 car or van in household45.9%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household27.4%30.4%
No cars or vans in household16.9%15%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%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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