Buying a home in PL23, Fowey. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£407kmost £293k–£545k

Houses per m²£4,182flats £4,313

Sold last year39255 in five years

Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL23 sold for £407,066 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £293,172 and £545,274, for about 98 m² of space.

39 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £214k for one bedroom.

Across Cornwall, prices are down 0.8% on a year ago and up 7.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,077 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,856 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in PL23 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£260,820	£212k–£338k	65 m²	59
3	£407,066	£293k–£545k	98 m²	85
4	£546,084	£436k–£755k	130 m²	48
5+	£762,884	£626k–£1.12m	170 m²	31

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£261k	£407k	£546k	£763k
Detached	—	£329k	£466k	£574k	£753k
Semi-detached	—	£212k	£297k	—	—
Terraced	—	£261k	£300k	£459k	£763k
Flats	£214k	£205k	£256k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near PL23

Best state primary within 2 kmFowey Primary School58% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmFowey River Academy20.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

PL24 Par · 6 km3-bed house £236k PL22 Lostwithiel · 7 km3-bed house £293k PL25 St. Austell · 10 km3-bed house £252k PL13 Looe · 12 km3-bed house £306k PL26 St. Austell · 13 km3-bed house £248k PL31 Bodmin · 16 km3-bed house £232k PL14 Liskeard · 19 km3-bed house £248k PL30 Bodmin · 19 km3-bed house £365k

Questions about PL23

Is PL23 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (58% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (20.8% against 43.8%); 39 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in PL23?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL23 sold for £407,066 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £293,172 and £545,274.

How many homes sell in PL23 each year?

39 homes sold in the last year and 255 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near PL23?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Fowey Primary School, where 58% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PL23?

For a 3-bedroom house, PL24 (£236k, 6 km), PL22 (£293k, 7 km), PL25 (£252k, 10 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.