UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/tr12
TR12Helston, Cornwall, England
House prices in TR12, Helston
Homes in TR12 sold for a median of £362,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 238 standard sales.
That is 26% above the £287,500 median for the Cornwall council area.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 144 | £461,500 | £370,000 to £583,000 |
| Semi-detached | 50 | £267,500 | £223,000 to £296,000 |
| Terraced | 37 | £245,000 | £210,000 to £298,000 |
TR12 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: TR11 at £4,238 per m² from 49 sales and TR3 at £4,031 per m² from 23 sales.
Most homes sold here were detached houses, at 61% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in TR12
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in TR12 6, around St Keverne and Coverack, with a median of £390,000, and lowest in TR12 7, around Mullion, at £344,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in TR12 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 22 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| TR12 6TJ | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| TR12 7JS | £781,500 | 4 |
| TR12 6TA | £482,500 | 4 |
| TR12 7EJ | £435,000 | 7 |
| TR12 6AX | £425,000 | 3 |
| TR12 7LS | £425,000 | 3 |
| TR12 6UW | £405,000 | 4 |
| TR12 6UP | £375,000 | 3 |
| TR12 6PP | £355,000 | 3 |
| TR12 6UN | £338,500 | 3 |
| TR12 7LF | £335,000 | 3 |
| TR12 7DQ | £329,000 | 4 |
| TR12 7DH | £300,000 | 3 |
| TR12 7JL | £275,000 | 4 |
| TR12 7JJ | £270,000 | 3 |
| TR12 7PN | £252,500 | 4 |
| TR12 6BS | £240,000 | 3 |
| TR12 7DY | £237,500 | 4 |
| TR12 6BU | £232,500 | 4 |
| TR12 7DX | £231,500 | 6 |
| TR12 6PL | £185,000 | 3 |
| TR12 6RA | £185,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 38%, from £265,000 in 2016 to £365,000 in 2025, close to the 36% rise for a typical district in the South West.
Sales picked up in 2025: 143 standard sales in TR12, 25% more than the 114 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Cornwall council area
Median sale price of the 39 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. TR12 is the seventh most expensive. TR12 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- PL28 Padstow£480,000
- TR5 St Agnes£450,000
- PL23 Fowey£437,000
- TR3 Truro£400,000
- TR6 Perranporth£377,500
- TR26 St Ives£370,500
- TR12 Helston, this district£362,500
- PL30 Bodmin£357,500
- EX23 Bude£353,000
- PL27 Wadebridge£350,000
- TR11 Falmouth£350,000
- TR20 Penzance£350,000
- TR8 Newquay£337,000
- TR2 Truro£335,000
- TR4 Truro£330,000
All 39 districts in Cornwall, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 7 | |
| C | 39 | |
| D | 91 | |
| E | 101 | |
| F | 66 | |
| G | 18 |
Only 15% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. E was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | ||
| 21 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 76 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 31 | ||
| 15 |
With 30% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £85,000 for a detached house on The Commons to £500,000 for a detached house on Bouldens Orchard.
The latest standard sales recorded in TR12. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 101 Laflouder FieldsSold for £430,000
- 13 Doctors HillSold for £218,750
- Tressils The CommonsSold for £85,000
- 38 Clifden CloseSold for £210,000
- 4 Bos VeanSold for £395,000
- Polurrian Treveglos CourtSold for £227,000
- 28 Croft ParcSold for £255,000
- 4 Bouldens OrchardSold for £500,000
- 6 Coastguard CottagesSold for £280,000
- 30 Treskewes EstateSold for £185,000
Living in TR12
Crime
42 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 83 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 73% of homes can get it
Lower than 74 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
90% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 69 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,591 a year in Cornwall for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 86 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of TR12, from the sales in TR12, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Helston South & Meneage 57 sales£370,000
- Mullion & St Keverne 185 sales£365,000
Coal mining
None of the 435 live postcodes in TR12 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 10% of postcodes in the South West are.
About these figures
The figures come from 238 standard sales in TR12, the latest on 21 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.