Surveyors · St Cleer, Cornwall
Home surveys in St Cleer: the local risks, the price picture and the right survey level, from a surveyor-led Cornwall practice.
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St Cleer is a mix: Level 2 for newer homes, Level 3 for the older ones. 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 St Cleer sale in 2025 was £225,000, across 38 sales (down 18% on 2024's £275,000).
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £300,000 |
| semi-detached | £201,500 |
| terraced | £165,000 |
Sales mix: detached 45%, semi-detached 32%, terraced 24%. PL14. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: St Cleer built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
31% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 30% 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 16 buildings in and around St Cleer, including Church Of St Clarus (Grade I); St Cleer'S Well And Wall (Grade I); Bible Christian Chapel (Grade II*). 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 St Clarus · St Cleer'S Well And Wall · Bible Christian Chapel
Source: Historic England
River and sea flood risk is limited here: 0 of 24 sampled postcodes fall in Zone 2 or 3. Surface-water risk is a separate map worth a look.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of St Cleer 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
St Cleer lies inside the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Expect your conveyancer to order a mining search, and if the home has pre-1950 concrete blocks, a mundic test may be a lender condition.
Source: UNESCO WHS; RICS
Under most of St Cleer 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
St Cleer LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
Selling a home in St Cleer? Last year's medians ran: detached £300,000, semi-detached £201,500, terraced £165,000. A free, in-person appraisal tells you where yours sits.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 38 homes sold in St Cleer in 2025 with a median price of £225,000 (down 18% on 2024's £275,000). The most common type sold was detached (45% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. Which you need depends on the age and type of the house. 31% of homes in the 2 neighbourhoods where St Cleer homes sold were built before 1919. 16 listed buildings in and around St Cleer, 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.
0 out of 24 checked St Cleer postcodes sit in Flood Zone 2 or 3, 0 of them in Zone 3. That's river and sea flooding; surface water is separate.
Almost always. Being inside the mining World Heritage Site, St Cleer has obvious history; your solicitor will order a mining search as part of the usual Cornish searches.
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