The median home in St Columb Major sells for £250,000
That is the middle of 144 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.2 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
40% of St Columb Major’s sales are detached houses
144 homes sold in three years: 57 detached houses, 39 semi-detached houses, 43 terraced houses and 5 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 57 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £346K–£438K
- Last 12 months
- £380K19 sold
- New build
- £355K
median sale · 39 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £193K–£260K
- Last 12 months
- £220K16 sold
median sale · 43 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £158K–£225K
- Last 12 months
- £172K18 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 5 sold, median £113K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 40% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of St Columb Major’s homes sold for between £190K and £375K
One sale in ten was under £139K and one in ten over £445K. 48% sold for under £250K.
The median, £250,000, sits in the £250–300K band
144 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £46,900 in 1995 to £242,500 in the last 12 months (£177,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
54 sales in the last 12 months, against 108 in 2007, the busiest year, and 37 in 2024. Sales fell by 59% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 8%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 62% more sales than 2020.
St Columb Major costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: St Columb Major, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £64K | £95K | £242K | £225K | £270K | £341K | £380K |
| Semi-detached houses | £49K | £66K | £155K | £178K | £167K | £200K | £220K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £50K | £134K | £135K | £143K | £190K | £172K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
266 new homes have been sold in St Columb Major since 1995; the share peaked at 41% in 2008.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £355,000
against £248,500 for a home sold on, 43% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
10% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 6.5% sold leasehold in St Columb Major. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Penkernick Way is St Columb Major’s busiest street, with 9 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penkernick Way | TR9 | 9 | £346,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Meadow Rise | TR9 | 8 | £208,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | The Hurlings | TR9 | 7 | £320,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Praze An Cronor | TR9 | 7 | £256,250 | Mixed |
| 5 | Carloggas Grove | TR9 | 7 | £221,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Hawkens Way | TR9 | 6 | £374,975 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Bospolvan Road | TR9 | 6 | £205,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Trelawney Parc | TR9 | 6 | £171,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Fore Street | TR9 | 6 | £146,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Fair Street | TR9 | 5 | £135,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
St Columb Major is the 25th most expensive of 35 towns in Cornwall
St Columb Major is in the middle of Cornwall’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Cornwall with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
St Columb Major’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Columb Major | — | £250K | 54 | +52% |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 2.8 | £263K | 46 | +59% |
| Quintrell Downs | 4.1 | £281K | 26 | +0% |
| St Dennis | 4.3 | £195K | 17 | +46% |
| Roche | 5.1 | £213K | 21 | +32% |
| Nanpean | 5.4 | £192K | 10 | +31% |
| Newquay | 5.6 | £320K | 443 | +42% |
| Foxhole | 6.1 | £204K | 14 | +56% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in St Columb Major
What is the average house price in St Columb Major?
The median home in St Columb Major sold for £250,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 144 standard sales (£242,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £390,000, semi-detached houses £240,000, terraced houses £190,000 and flats and maisonettes £113,000.
Are house prices going up in St Columb Major?
The median was £253,500 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£250,000), and £242,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in St Columb Major each year?
54 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 55 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in St Columb Major?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hawkens Way (TR9, £374,975), Penkernick Way (TR9, £346,000) and The Hurlings (TR9, £320,000).
How much does a new build cost in St Columb Major?
New homes sold for a median £355,000 over three years, against £248,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 4.9% of sales.
Is St Columb Major expensive for Cornwall?
St Columb Major is the 25th most expensive of 35 towns of 2,500 or more in Cornwall by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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