Surveyors · Praa Sands, Cornwall
Buying in Praa Sands? Here's what the public data says about its homes, and which RICS survey suits them.
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Praa Sands is a mix: Level 2 for newer homes, Level 3 for the older ones. For a pre-1919, listed, extended or altered home, choose a Level 3. For a conventional home in reasonable condition, a Level 2 is usually enough.
In 2025, 11 homes sold in Praa Sands at a median price of £410,000, down 17% on 2024's £495,500.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £447,175 |
Sales mix: detached 55%, semi-detached 27%, terraced 9%, flat/maisonette 9%. TR20. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Praa Sands built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
Before-1919 homes make up 26% 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 23 buildings in and around Praa Sands, including Church Of Saint Germoe (Grade I); Pengersick Castle (Grade I); St Germoe'S Chair (Grade I). On a listed home, like-for-like repairs with traditional materials are the rule; your surveyor should flag anything that looks unconsented.
List entries: Church Of Saint Germoe · Pengersick Castle · St Germoe'S Chair
Source: Historic England
Conservation areas here: Germoe, Pengersick. If you plan changes, check with the council first: conservation area rules limit what you can do without permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
0 of 13 postcodes checked are in Flood Zone 2 or 3, so most of Praa Sands 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 Praa Sands 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
Praa Sands lies inside the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. A mining search is standard practice in Cornwall, and pre-1950 concrete construction can trigger a mundic test (RICS guidance).
Source: UNESCO WHS; RICS
Under most of Praa Sands the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (94%). 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
Praa Sands is within about 0.4 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
Praa Sands LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 11 homes sold in Praa Sands in 2025 with a median price of £410,000 (down 17% on 2024's £495,500). The most common type sold was detached (55% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. Roughly 26% of Praa Sands's homes pre-date 1919. 23 listed buildings in and around Praa Sands, 4 of them Grade I or II*. If in doubt, the chooser on our survey page takes a minute.
For most of Praa Sands, yes (100% of checked postcodes). At the centre, 30% or more of homes are estimated to exceed the Action Level (class 6).
0 out of 13 checked Praa Sands postcodes sit in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 0 of them in Zone 3. That's river and sea flooding; surface water is separate.
Yes in practice: lenders expect one across Cornwall, and doubly so inside the mining World Heritage Site, which covers Praa Sands. The conveyancer arranges it.
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