Buying a home in PL18, Gunnislake. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£296kmost £231k–£390k

Houses per m²£2,973flats £1,787

Sold last year37296 in five years

Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL18 sold for £296,384 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £230,908 and £390,134, for about 96 m² of space.

37 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £124k for two bedrooms.

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 £1,352 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £59,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in PL18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£142,905	£120k–£188k	38 m²	6
2	£199,574	£166k–£245k	65 m²	82
3	£296,384	£231k–£390k	96 m²	132
4	£329,643	£278k–£473k	141 m²	39
5+	£407,634	£338k–£542k	135 m²	32

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£143k	£200k	£296k	£330k	£408k
Detached	—	£256k	£364k	£410k	£466k
Semi-detached	—	£197k	£231k	£268k	—
Terraced	£143k	£178k	£250k	£216k	£332k
Flats	—	£124k	—	—	—

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

Schools near PL18

Best state primary within 2 kmCopper Valley Junior Academy43% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

PL17 Callington · 6 km3-bed house £268k PL19 Tavistock · 7 km3-bed house £325k PL20 Yelverton · 9 km3-bed house £304k PL12 Saltash · 11 km3-bed house £252k PL5 Plymouth · 12 km3-bed house £225k PL6 Plymouth · 13 km3-bed house £263k PL2 Plymouth · 15 km3-bed house £225k PL16 Lifton · 15 km3-bed house £279k

Questions about PL18

Is PL18 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 (43% against 64%); 37 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 PL18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in PL18 sold for £296,384 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £230,908 and £390,134.

How many homes sell in PL18 each year?

37 homes sold in the last year and 296 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near PL18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Copper Valley Junior Academy, where 43% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near PL18?

For a 3-bedroom house, PL12 (£252k, 11 km), PL5 (£225k, 12 km), PL6 (£263k, 13 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.