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Penzance

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Penzance typically sold for £285,000. Half of the 1,507 sales were between £210k and £414k, against a typical £289,972 across Cornwall.

Postcodes TR18, TR19, TR20

All of Cornwall
West Penwith & St BuryanPenzance NorthPenzance QuaySt Just & Land's EndPenzance South & Newlyn
The neighbourhoods of Penzance, in Cornwall.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £285k half sold for £210k to £414k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 1,507 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +14.9% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 2% of sales · 13% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Cornwall.

  • Detached £452,500 typical
    Half between £358k and £625k · 423 sales · Cornwall £405k
  • Semi-detached £295,000 typical
    Half between £240k and £375k · 265 sales · Cornwall £270k
  • Terraced £246,500 typical
    Half between £198k and £309k · 631 sales · Cornwall £235k
  • Flat £169,000 typical
    Half between £122k and £251k · 188 sales · Cornwall £175k

Since 1995

Each year in Penzance

This town Cornwall Homes sold
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £45,5001996: £48,0001997: £54,0001998: £55,0001999: £62,6252000: £70,0002001: £80,0002002: £110,0002003: £149,9502004: £172,0002005: £175,0002006: £188,2252007: £192,0002008: £189,9502009: £168,9752010: £189,9752011: £182,0002012: £185,0002013: £186,0002014: £187,0002015: £194,0002016: £200,0002017: £225,0002018: £227,0002019: £228,0002020: £248,5592021: £275,0002022: £291,0002023: £285,0002024: £290,0002025: £280,000 1995: 553 sold1996: 799 sold1997: 982 sold1998: 798 sold1999: 936 sold2000: 947 sold2001: 917 sold2002: 910 sold2003: 770 sold2004: 817 sold2005: 650 sold2006: 856 sold2007: 847 sold2008: 394 sold2009: 510 sold2010: 544 sold2011: 455 sold2012: 490 sold2013: 577 sold2014: 673 sold2015: 643 sold2016: 697 sold2017: 724 sold2018: 617 sold2019: 669 sold2020: 559 sold2021: 840 sold2022: 601 sold2023: 496 sold2024: 562 sold2025: 535 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£100k£200k£300k 1995: £45,5001996: £48,0001997: £54,0001998: £55,0001999: £62,6252000: £70,0002001: £80,0002002: £110,0002003: £149,9502004: £172,0002005: £175,0002006: £188,2252007: £192,0002008: £189,9502009: £168,9752010: £189,9752011: £182,0002012: £185,0002013: £186,0002014: £187,0002015: £194,0002016: £200,0002017: £225,0002018: £227,0002019: £228,0002020: £248,5592021: £275,0002022: £291,0002023: £285,0002024: £290,0002025: £280,000 1995: 553 sold1996: 799 sold1997: 982 sold1998: 798 sold1999: 936 sold2000: 947 sold2001: 917 sold2002: 910 sold2003: 770 sold2004: 817 sold2005: 650 sold2006: 856 sold2007: 847 sold2008: 394 sold2009: 510 sold2010: 544 sold2011: 455 sold2012: 490 sold2013: 577 sold2014: 673 sold2015: 643 sold2016: 697 sold2017: 724 sold2018: 617 sold2019: 669 sold2020: 559 sold2021: 840 sold2022: 601 sold2023: 496 sold2024: 562 sold2025: 535 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Terraced42% · Cornwall 29%
  • Detached28% · Cornwall 38%
  • Semi-detached18% · Cornwall 23%
  • Flat13% · Cornwall 11%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales2% · Cornwall 6%
Leaseholds, share of sales13% · Cornwall 12%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Penzance

The 5 neighbourhoods mostly in Penzance and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Penzance North £266,000 £208k to £360k 276 +18.2%
Penzance Quay £232,500 £180k to £301k 339 +24.0%
Penzance South & Newlyn £327,500 £237k to £460k 268 +17.0%
St Just & Land's End £295,000 £225k to £465k 191 +19.0%
West Penwith & St Buryan £292,500 £218k to £433k 247 +17.8%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.