Buying a home in TR12, Helston. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£362kmost £270k–£462k

Houses per m²£3,706flats £3,049

Sold last year71409 in five years

Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TR12 sold for £362,232 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £269,552 and £461,991, for about 94 m² of space. That is 11% more than the same home across Helston (£326,000).

71 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £127k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TR12 7 (£3,582) and the most in TR12 6 (£3,822).

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 £1,652 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £72,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in TR12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£212,926	£156k–£280k	46 m²	15
2	£258,621	£218k–£343k	70 m²	114
3	£362,232	£270k–£462k	94 m²	156
4	£439,688	£359k–£558k	127 m²	58
5+	£588,286	£481k–£749k	181 m²	61

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£213k	£259k	£362k	£440k	£588k
Detached	—	£325k	£431k	£455k	£595k
Semi-detached	—	£233k	£274k	£332k	£397k
Terraced	£156k	£227k	£261k	—	—
Flats	—	£127k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across TR12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
TR12 6	£3,822	£2,644
TR12 7	£3,582	£3,049

Schools near TR12

Best state secondary within 5 kmMullion School40.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TR13 Helston · 11 km3-bed house £311k TR11 Falmouth · 14 km3-bed house £354k TR10 Penryn · 15 km3-bed house £338k TR3 Truro · 20 km3-bed house £390k TR14 Camborne · 21 km3-bed house £231k TR16 Redruth · 21 km3-bed house £298k TR15 Redruth · 22 km3-bed house £247k TR27 Hayle · 22 km3-bed house £306k

Questions about TR12

Is TR12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% more than across Helston; prices in Cornwall are down 0.8% on a year ago; the best secondary is below it (40.7% against 43.8%); 71 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 TR12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TR12 sold for £362,232 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £269,552 and £461,991.

Is TR12 expensive for Helston?

A 3-bedroom house in TR12 costs 11% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Helston (£326,000).

How many homes sell in TR12 each year?

71 homes sold in the last year and 409 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Where is cheaper near TR12?

For a 3-bedroom house, TR13 (£311k, 11 km), TR14 (£231k, 21 km), TR16 (£298k, 21 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.