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Gunnislake & Calstock: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Gunnislake & Calstock neighbourhood of Cornwall, England (ONS area Cornwall 010). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes PL12, PL17, PL18. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL18 9ER.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Gunnislake & Calstock is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Cornwall (4 of 16 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £293,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cornwall (0.6 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Gunnislake, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£293,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.24; 4 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Gunnislake & Calstock sits in Cornwall

  • Typical house price: 31st lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
  • Average household income: joint 27th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Gunnislake & Calstock

House prices: Gunnislake & Calstock against Cornwall: This neighbourhood £55k (1995) to £263k (2026); Cornwall £50k (1995) to £292k (2026).£83k£277k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£263kCornwall£292k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cornwall, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

4 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cornwall, 1 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Gunnislake Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (660 m in a straight line). About 0.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 47 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Gunnislake & Calstock

What is the typical house price in Gunnislake & Calstock?

£293,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

How does Gunnislake & Calstock compare with the rest of Cornwall?

Typical house price: 31st lowest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall. Average household income: joint 27th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall.

Is Gunnislake & Calstock an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Gunnislake & Calstock gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.24; 4 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Gunnislake & Calstock?

Gunnislake. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (660 m in a straight line). About 0.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 47 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Gunnislake & Calstock?

Nearest state primary school. Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy. 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Apr 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.