Surveyors · Chacewater, Cornwall
Surveys for Chacewater buyers, with Chacewater's own numbers: house prices, building age, flood zones and radon.
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Most buyers in Chacewater are better served by a Level 3 Building Survey. With so much older, solid-walled stock, the deeper inspection and repair advice of a Level 3 usually pays for itself. A Level 2 can still suit a newer, conventional home.
In 2025, 15 homes sold in Chacewater at a median price of £220,000, down 4% on 2024's £229,750.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| terraced | £223,000 |
Sales mix: terraced 53%, detached 20%, semi-detached 20%, flat/maisonette 7%. TR4. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Chacewater built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
Before-1919 homes make up 55% of the stock here. Solid-walled houses behave differently from modern ones; watch for hard cement pointing and modern coatings that hold moisture in, and treat any 'rising damp' diagnosis from a damp-proofing salesman with caution.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 33 buildings in and around Chacewater. Listed status affects windows, renders and repairs, so check what consent exists for work already done.
Source: Historic England
Conservation area here: Chacewater. If you plan changes, check with the council first: conservation area rules limit what you can do without permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
2 of the 11 postcodes we checked (postcodes where homes sold in 2025) have their centre in Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 or 3, and 2 in Zone 3. Look up the exact property, not just the postcode, and get an insurance quote early.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Chacewater 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. Ask the seller for any radon test result, or test after you move in; remedies are usually straightforward.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Chacewater lies inside the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Two Cornish checks to expect: a mining search from your conveyancer, and, for concrete-block houses from before about 1950, a mundic screening test.
Source: UNESCO WHS; RICS
Under most of Chacewater the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (100%). 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 Chacewater 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
Chacewater LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Thinking of selling in Chacewater? 2025 medians by type: terraced £223,000. A free, in-person appraisal tells you where yours sits.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 15 homes sold in Chacewater in 2025 with a median price of £220,000 (down 4% on 2024's £229,750). The most common type sold was terraced (53% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Older housing is common here, so a Level 3 Building Survey is often the better fit. Pre-1919 share of local housing: 55% (VOA). 33 listed buildings in and around Chacewater. If in doubt, the chooser on our survey page takes a minute.
For most of Chacewater, yes (100% of checked postcodes). At the centre, 30% or more of homes are estimated to exceed the Action Level (class 6).
Of 11 postcodes in Chacewater with 2025 sales, 2 have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (rivers and sea) and 2 in Zone 3. Surface water isn't included.
Almost always. Being inside the mining World Heritage Site, Chacewater has obvious history; your solicitor will order a mining search as part of the usual Cornish searches.
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