Surveyors · Redruth, Cornwall
RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys for homes in Redruth, Cornwall, with local data on age, flood, radon and listed buildings.
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Choose by age in Redruth: a Level 2 for post-war homes, a Level 3 for period ones. Pick Level 3 for anything pre-1919, listed or much altered; a Level 2 covers a standard post-war or modern house in fair condition.
In 2025, 246 homes sold in Redruth at a median price of £235,000, up 9% on 2024's £215,000.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £278,000 |
| semi-detached | £245,000 |
| terraced | £214,250 |
| flat/maisonette | £120,000 |
Sales mix: terraced 36%, detached 27%, semi-detached 25%, flat/maisonette 12%. TR15, TR16. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Redruth built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
Before-1919 homes make up 36% 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 84 buildings in and around Redruth, including Church Of St Euny (Grade II*); Sara'S Foundry, Town Mill (Grade II*). Listed status affects windows, renders and repairs, so check what consent exists for work already done.
List entries: Church Of St Euny · Sara'S Foundry, Town Mill
Source: Historic England
Conservation areas here: Carn Brea, Plain-An-Gwarry, Redruth. Permitted development rights are narrower inside a conservation area, so extensions, windows and solar panels may need planning 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 Redruth 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
Redruth 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 Redruth the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (97%). Locally the slates and shales are called killas; rubble-stone and slate-hung walls are typical, and soft stone and old mortar weather over time.
Source: BGS 625k
The BGS GeoSure 5 km hexagon covering Redruth 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
Redruth LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Selling a home in Redruth? Last year's medians ran: detached £278,000, semi-detached £245,000, terraced £214,250, flat/maisonette £120,000. 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, 246 homes sold in Redruth in 2025 with a median price of £235,000 (up 9% on 2024's £215,000). The most common type sold was terraced (36% 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 36% of Redruth's homes pre-date 1919. 84 listed buildings in and around Redruth, 2 of them Grade I or II*. Tell us the age and type of the house and we'll confirm.
Yes, mostly: 100% of the 173 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).
1 out of 100 checked Redruth postcodes sit in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 1 of them in Zone 3. That's river and sea flooding; surface water is separate.
Almost always. Being inside the mining World Heritage Site, Redruth has obvious history; your solicitor will order a mining search as part of the usual Cornish searches.
Use the online quote on Survey Booker: enter the Redruth address and pick Level 2 or Level 3.