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TR1 · TR3 · TR4Cornwall's only city — Georgian townhouses, city-centre flats and fast-growing suburbs
Highertown, Threemilestone, Gloweth, Malpas, Kenwyn and around
Twelve main towns and everywhere between them. Each has its own page because each is genuinely different — the housing, the access, the weather, and whether there is mains gas at all.
Cornwall's only city — Georgian townhouses, city-centre flats and fast-growing suburbs
Highertown, Threemilestone, Gloweth, Malpas, Kenwyn and around
Harbour town with steep hills, salt air and one of Cornwall’s largest rental markets
Penryn, Flushing, Mylor Bridge, Budock Water, Swanpool and around
Surf town with a huge holiday-let market and a population that triples in August
Pentire, Porth, St Columb Minor, Crantock, Holywell Bay and around
China clay country — the largest concentration of post-war housing in Cornwall
Charlestown, Carlyon Bay, Par, Bugle, Roche and around
The far west — the most weather-exposed town we cover, and much of it off mains gas
Newlyn, Mousehole, Marazion, Heamoor, Gulval and around
Granite miners’ terraces, solid walls and boilers squeezed into small kitchens
Pool, Tuckingmill, Beacon, Barripper, Troon and around
Victorian terraces and a large rental market, in the shadow of Carn Brea
Illogan, Lanner, Four Lanes, Carharrack, St Day and around
Gateway to the Lizard — the most off-mains-gas territory in Cornwall
Porthleven, Mullion, The Lizard, St Keverne, Coverack and around
The cold end of Cornwall — moorland frost, oil tanks and private water supplies
Lanivet, Nanstallon, Blisland, St Breward, Cardinham and around
Granite cottages, lanes too narrow for a van, and a very high second-home share
Carbis Bay, Lelant, Halsetown, Zennor, Towednack and around
Industrial heritage terraces alongside new quayside apartments — two very different systems
Copperhouse, Foundry, Phillack, Angarrack, Gwithian and around
Three miles of beach and the biggest seasonal swing of any town on our list
Bolingey, Goonhavern, Perranwell, Rose, Mount and around
These are the villages and outlying places that come up most often. It is not an exhaustive list of Cornwall — if yours is not here, it almost certainly does not mean we do not cover it. Send us the form and ask.
Cornwall is longer than it looks on a map, and we would rather tell you honestly that someone closer would get to you faster than take the job and keep you waiting. Send the form and ask.