Surveyors · Newlyn, Cornwall
Buying in Newlyn? Here's what the public data says about its homes, and which RICS survey suits them.
Our suggestion for Newlyn
A Level 3 Building Survey suits the typical Newlyn home. Period homes dominate, and a Level 3 gives the detailed defects and repair advice they call for; save the Level 2 for modern, standard builds.
In 2025, 46 homes sold in Newlyn at a median price of £267,500, down 19% on 2024's £330,000.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £480,000 |
| semi-detached | £315,000 |
| terraced | £195,000 |
Sales mix: terraced 50%, detached 24%, semi-detached 20%, flat/maisonette 7%. TR18. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Newlyn built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
50% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 47% 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 46 buildings in and around Newlyn, including Anchor Studio (Grade II*); Newlyn Old Harbour Pier, Harbour Walls To South And Three Slipways (Grade II*); Trinity Methodist Chapel (Grade II*). Buying a listed home? Ask the seller for consents for any past alterations, as unauthorised works stay with the building.
List entries: Anchor Studio · Newlyn Old Harbour Pier, Harbour Walls To South And Three Slipways · Trinity Methodist Chapel
Source: Historic England
Conservation area here: Newlyn. Permitted development rights are narrower inside a conservation area, so extensions, windows and solar panels may need planning permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
1 of 37 postcodes checked are in Flood Zone 2 or 3, so most of Newlyn sits outside the river and sea flood zones. Low-lying streets and surface water can still catch people out.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Newlyn 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
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 Newlyn the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (78%) and granite (BGS class: felsic rock) (18%). Granite brings radon with it, and granite walls, though durable, can let wind-driven rain through open joints.
Source: BGS 625k
Newlyn is within about 0.7 km of the open coast. Salt air shortens the life of metal fixings, window frames and render, and wind-driven rain finds weak spots in walls.
Source: Natural Earth
Newlyn LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Thinking of selling in Newlyn? 2025 medians by type: detached £480,000, semi-detached £315,000, terraced £195,000. Your house isn't an average, so we come and look: the appraisal is free.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 46 homes sold in Newlyn in 2025 with a median price of £267,500 (down 19% on 2024's £330,000). The most common type sold was terraced (50% 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. Roughly 50% of Newlyn's homes pre-date 1919. 46 listed buildings in and around Newlyn, 3 of them Grade I or II*. The house itself decides it, so use the chooser or ask us.
Yes, mostly: 100% of the 37 sold postcodes we checked are in an Affected Area, and the central 1 km square is class 6 (30% or more of homes above the Action Level).
Of 37 postcodes in Newlyn with 2025 sales, 1 have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (rivers and sea) and 0 in Zone 3. Surface water isn't included.
Yes in practice: lenders expect one across Cornwall. The conveyancer arranges it.
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