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Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay neighbourhood of Cornwall, England (ONS area Cornwall 058). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes TR20, TR26, TR27. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TR26 3EY.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification

Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Cornwall (2 of 16 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £410,000 and flats for £236,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cornwall (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Carbis Bay, is about a 23-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

£410,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£236,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% 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

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.16; 2 of 16 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£48,300

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 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 Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay sits in Cornwall

Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall
Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 23rd 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 Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Cornwall, 1996 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

2 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cornwall, 0 the other way and 14 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

Solar and heat pumps
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Carbis Bay Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 3.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to St Ives (Cornwall) (about 3 min) and St Erth (about 9 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 St Uny CofE Academy 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2022).
Nearest state secondary school St Ives School 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Dec 2022).

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 Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay

What is the typical house price in Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay?

£410,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay compare with the rest of Cornwall?

Typical house price: joint 8th highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall. Typical flat price: 7th highest of the 42 neighbourhoods in Cornwall with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 23rd highest of 73 neighbourhoods in Cornwall.

Is Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay an affluent area?

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

Is Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.16; 2 of 16 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay?

Carbis Bay. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 3.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to St Ives (Cornwall) (about 3 min) and St Erth (about 9 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay?

Nearest state primary school. St Uny CofE Academy. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2022). Nearest state secondary school. St Ives School. 2.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Dec 2022).

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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.