Buying a home in TR26, St. Ives. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£429kmost £329k–£562k
Houses per m²£4,508flats £4,835
Sold last year112765 in five years
Prices in Cornwall-0.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TR26 sold for £429,054 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £329,238 and £561,614, for about 95 m² of space.

112 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £177k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in TR26 3 (£4,114) and the most in TR26 1 (£5,312).

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 £1,957 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £86,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in TR26 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£238,568£214k–£299k36 m²14
2£297,335£244k–£382k66 m²198
3£429,054£329k–£562k95 m²235
4£534,857£423k–£699k133 m²69
5+£757,832£573k–£1.02m161 m²69

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£239k£297k£429k£535k£758k
Detached—£360k£493k£632k£808k
Semi-detached—£278k£341k£404k£635k
Terraced£226k£287k£388k£525k£664k
Flats£177k£283k£385k£371k—

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

Price per m² across TR26

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
TR26 1£5,312£5,789
TR26 2£4,375£4,593
TR26 3£4,114£2,615

Schools near TR26

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Ives Junior School71% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Ives School35.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about TR26

Is TR26 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 above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (35.7% against 43.8%); 112 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 TR26?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TR26 sold for £429,054 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £329,238 and £561,614.

How many homes sell in TR26 each year?

112 homes sold in the last year and 765 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near TR26?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Ives Junior School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TR26?

For a 3-bedroom house, TR27 (£306k, 6 km), TR20 (£339k, 8 km), TR18 (£298k, 11 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.