Surveyors · Camborne, Cornwall
Surveys for Camborne buyers, with Camborne's own numbers: house prices, building age, flood zones and radon.
Our suggestion for Camborne
About a fifth or more of Camborne's homes are pre-1919, so the right survey depends on the house. If the house is Victorian or older, listed, or has been heavily extended, go Level 3. Otherwise a Level 2 normally does the job.
The median Camborne sale in 2025 was £215,000, across 266 sales (down 2% on 2024's £220,000).
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £320,000 |
| semi-detached | £232,500 |
| terraced | £190,000 |
| flat/maisonette | £122,500 |
Sales mix: terraced 37%, detached 27%, semi-detached 24%, flat/maisonette 12%. TR14. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Camborne built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
36% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 33% from before 1900. Expect solid walls rather than cavities, so damp diagnosis needs care: cement renders, plastic paints and raised ground levels trap moisture in walls that were designed to breathe.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 57 buildings in and around Camborne, including Church Of St Martin And St Meriadocus (Grade I); Rosewarne House (Grade II*); The Donald Thomas Centre, With Forecourt Railings (Grade II*). Listed status affects windows, renders and repairs, so check what consent exists for work already done.
List entries: Church Of St Martin And St Meriadocus · Rosewarne House · The Donald Thomas Centre, With Forecourt Railings
Source: Historic England
Conservation areas here: Camborne (Town Centre), South Roskear, Tuckingmill. If you plan changes, check with the council first: conservation area rules limit what you can do without permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
Only 1 of the 100 postcodes we checked have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3. That's rivers and sea only; surface water is mapped separately, so still check the address.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Camborne is class 6: an estimated 30% or more of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. Check whether the house has a radon sump or membrane, and if there's no test result, plan one in the first year.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Camborne lies inside the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Cornwall's metal-mining history means conveyancers usually order a mining search, and concrete-block homes built before about 1950 may need a mundic test for a mortgage.
Source: UNESCO WHS; RICS
Under most of Camborne the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (66%) and greenstone (BGS class: mafic igneous rock) (27%). This is the 'killas' country of slate and shale; older homes are often rubble stone, sometimes slate-hung, and weathering of soft stone and mortar is common.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Camborne shows moderate slope instability (landslides) potential. That's a broad screen, not a site assessment; look for cracking, sticking doors and leaning walls.
Source: BGS GeoSure
Camborne LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Thinking of selling in Camborne? 2025 medians by type: detached £320,000, semi-detached £232,500, terraced £190,000, flat/maisonette £122,500. A free, in-person appraisal tells you where yours sits.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 266 homes sold in Camborne in 2025 with a median price of £215,000 (down 2% on 2024's £220,000). The most common type sold was terraced (37% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. Pre-1919 share of local housing: 36% (VOA). 57 listed buildings in and around Camborne, 3 of them Grade I or II*. The house itself decides it, so use the chooser or ask us.
Largely, yes. The central square is class 6, meaning 30% or more of homes are estimated above the Action Level, and 100% of checked postcodes are affected.
Of 100 postcodes in Camborne with 2025 sales, 1 have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (rivers and sea) and 1 in Zone 3. Surface water isn't included.
Yes in practice: lenders expect one across Cornwall, and doubly so inside the mining World Heritage Site, which covers Camborne. The conveyancer arranges it.
Use the online quote on Survey Booker: enter the Camborne address and pick Level 2 or Level 3.