Well Way, Newquay house prices are built from 96 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2000 and the most recent on 27 Mar 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £173,500.
Median price paid
£173,500
Median per m²
£2,437
HM Land Registry96 sales26 with floor areaLatest sale 27 Mar 2026
Section 01
How Well Way, Newquay prices moved
The chart tracks the median Well Way, Newquay house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2000 to 2003. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | £167,500 | £305,136 |
The highest yearly median on record for Well Way, Newquay is £227,500 in 2003; the lowest is £50,000 in 2000. Across the full 4-year record the cash median has moved from £50,000 to £227,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £100,000, so the real change over the whole record is +330.0% — about +62.61% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 27 Mar 2026 | Detached | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 16 | 2 Mar 2026 | Detached | £608,000 | £608,000 |
| 45 | 25 Jul 2025 | Detached | £487,500 | £498,098 |
| 2 | 22 Jul 2025 | Detached | £462,500 | £472,554 |
| 13 | 24 Mar 2025 | Detached | £390,000 | £398,478 |
| 46 | 10 Mar 2025 | Detached | £475,000 | £485,326 |
| 10 | 28 Oct 2024 | Detached | £560,000 | £589,254 |
| Flat 3 Penhallow Court | 23 Jul 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | £189,403 |
| 43 | 16 Feb 2024 | Detached | £621,000 | £653,440 |
| Flat 8 Penhallow Court | 18 Jul 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £202,000 | £218,253 |
| Flat 4 Penhallow Court | 31 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £182,500 | £197,184 |
| 9 | 25 Jan 2023 | Detached | £600,000 | £648,276 |
| Flat 1 Penhallow Court | 20 Jan 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | £210,690 |
| 49 | 23 Feb 2022 | Detached | £1,232,000 | £1,427,379 |
| Flat 5 Penhallow Court | 6 Aug 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | £309,543 |
| Flat 8 Penhallow Court | 12 Feb 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | £214,785 |
| Flat 6 Penhallow Court | 14 Jan 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | £233,737 |
| Flat 5 Penhallow Court | 20 Mar 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | £213,636 |
| Flat 1 Penhallow Court | 19 Mar 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £142,000 | £183,857 |
| 9 | 2 Sep 2019 | Detached | £418,000 | £546,735 |
| 21 | 2 Sep 2019 | Detached | £320,000 | £418,553 |
| Flat 7 Penhallow Court | 25 Apr 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £148,500 | £194,235 |
| 4 | 14 Sep 2018 | Detached | £320,000 | £426,465 |
| 14 | 3 Nov 2017 | Detached | £475,000 | £646,477 |
| Flat 1 Penhallow Court | 8 Sep 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | £164,681 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Well Way, Newquay values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Well Way | £60,000 (1995) | £400,000 (2026) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| 16 Well Way | £249,950 (2004) | £608,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2 Well Way | £94,000 (1999) | £462,500 (2025) | +6.3% | +3.5% |
| 10 Well Way | £88,000 (1998) | £560,000 (2024) | +7.4% | +4.6% |
| FLAT 3 PENHALLOW COURT Well Way | £48,250 (2000) | £180,000 (2024) | +5.6% | +2.8% |
| FLAT 8 PENHALLOW COURT Well Way | £41,500 (1999) | £202,000 (2023) | +6.8% | +4.0% |
| FLAT 4 PENHALLOW COURT Well Way | £43,000 (1999) | £182,500 (2023) | +6.2% | +3.4% |
| 9 Well Way | £210,000 (2012) | £600,000 (2023) | +10.0% | +6.8% |
| FLAT 1 PENHALLOW COURT Well Way | £48,000 (2000) | £195,000 (2023) | +6.3% | +3.5% |
| 49 Well Way | £250,000 (2000) | £1,232,000 (2022) | +7.5% | +4.9% |
| FLAT 5 PENHALLOW COURT Well Way | £50,000 (2000) | £245,000 (2021) | +7.9% | +5.5% |
| FLAT 6 PENHALLOW COURT Well Way | £50,500 (2000) | £185,000 (2021) | +6.4% | +4.1% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Well Way, Newquay is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 61 | 63.5% | £240,000 | £55,000 – £1,232,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 34 | 35.4% | £112,000 | £41,500 – £245,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1 | 1.0% | £273,000 | £273,000 – £273,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Well Way, Newquay
35 of the sales on record are leasehold and 61 freehold — 36.5% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £112,000 and the median freehold sale £246,000 — a gap of +119.6%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 35 | 36.5% | £112,000 |
| Freehold | 61 | 63.5% | £246,000 |
| New build | 5 | 5.2% | £50,000 |
| Existing home | 91 | 94.8% | £175,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -71.4%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Well Way, Newquay
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Cornwall, 37.4% of 321,040 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 14.2% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3,287 | 1.0% |
| B | 36,937 | 11.5% |
| C | 79,827 | 24.9% |
| D | 92,894 | 28.9% |
| E | 62,653 | 19.5% |
| F | 32,170 | 10.0% |
| G | 13,272 | 4.1% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Cornwall at £1,005 a month as of Jun 2026 — £692 for a one-bedroom home and £1,082 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £173,500 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.95% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of TR7, 195 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 73 violent, 7 burglary, 6 vehicle-related and 30 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.2 times busier.
Against the 570,305 residents the 2021 census counted in Cornwall, that is 0.34 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Well Way, Newquay
The 2021 census counted 570,305 residents in Cornwall across 250,533 households. 67.4% of those households own their home and 32.5% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
7 state and independent schools have a TR7 postcode: 5 primary, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newquay Tretherras | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,614 |
| Treviglas Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 872 |
| Newquay Junior Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 462 |
| St Columb Minor Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 393 |
| Trenance Learning Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 321 |
| The Bishops CofE Learning Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 316 |
| Newquay Primary Academy | Primary | Free schools | 132 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Newquay Rail Station | Rail | 0.2 km |
| Quintrell Downs Rail Station | Rail | 3.4 km |
| St Columb Road Rail Station | Rail | 9.6 km |
| Truro Rail Station | Rail | 16.7 km |
Section 09
How Well Way, Newquay compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Well Way, Newquay sits above that national figure — +10.2%.
Within Newquay the street ranks 285 of 445 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £185,000 (-6.2%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,437 per square metre, across 26 of the 96 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £41,500 to £1,232,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Well Way, Newquay sits in Cornwall, in the South West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Cornwall at 8.6 times median local earnings of £33,889 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Pentire Avenue£235,000 median
- Mount Wise£176,000 median
- Henver Road£152,000 median
- Penmere Drive£189,475 median
- Polwhele Road£142,500 median
- Bedowan Meadows£217,750 median
- Tower Road£209,000 median
- Headland Road£285,000 median
- Meadowside£151,250 median
- Edgcumbe Avenue£120,000 median
- Pentire Crescent£165,500 median
- Esplanade Road£248,250 median
- Church Street£154,000 median
- Dale Road£130,000 median
- Windsor Court£103,950 median
- Pydar Close£133,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- FLAT 1, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way5 sales
- 49 Well Way5 sales
- FLAT 5, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way5 sales
- FLAT 6, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way5 sales
- 10 Well Way4 sales
- FLAT 3, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way4 sales
- FLAT 8, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way4 sales
- FLAT 4, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way4 sales
- FLAT 7, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way4 sales
- 47 Well Way4 sales
- 9 Well Way3 sales
- 14 Well Way3 sales
- FLAT 2, PENHALLOW COURT Well Way3 sales
- 19 Well Way3 sales
- 20 Well Way3 sales
- 41 Well Way3 sales
- 23 Well Way2 sales
- 16 Well Way2 sales
- 2 Well Way2 sales
- 39 Well Way2 sales
- 17 Well Way2 sales
- 33 Well Way2 sales
- 8 Well Way2 sales
- 35 Well Way2 sales
Back to Newquay house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Well Way, Newquay?
The median price paid in Well Way, Newquay across every sale on the register is £173,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Well Way, Newquay?
96 sales are on record for Well Way, Newquay, the most recent completing on 27 Mar 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
When were Well Way, Newquay house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £227,500, set in 2003. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Well Way, Newquay?
£2,437 per square metre, from the 26 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 27 Mar 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Well Way, Newquay house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.