Watergate Cottage, Helston
Watergate Cottage, Helston
Description & Estimates
Watergate Cottage, Helston is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 635 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 2,886 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Watergate Cottage, Helston is £299,163 and its rental estimate is £1,214 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Gweek, Helston, TR12 falls within the TR12 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Watergate Cottage, Helston has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2016 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Watergate Cottage, Helston, we estimate a market value of £314,121 and a rental value of £1,275 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £278,221 and £1,129 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Watergate Cottage, Helston has seen its estimated sale value move down by £4,418 (1.5%) and its estimated rental value increase by £61 per month (5.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Watergate Cottage, Helston as measuring 2,886 m2.
Energy Efficiency
Watergate Cottage, Helston has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 04 Sep 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Watergate Cottage, Helston completed on 19th October 2016 at £220,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 24.1% over the period since October 2016.
- Sold Oct 2016£220,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Watergate Cottage, Helston have sold within a radius of 3.8 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 2nd October 2025, was 2, Forthcrom, Helston, TR12 6UN, a freehold house which sold for £300,000.
Read more about house prices in TR12.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
More reading links
Location Comparison
Of the 107 addresses on Gweek, Helston, TR12, Watergate Cottage, Helston comes out as the 95th largest and the 72nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £115k less expensive than the average property across the TR12 district.
More reading links
Schools Nearby
- 2.5kmConstantine Primary School
- 2.7kmBoskenwyn Community Primary School
- 3.6kmGarras Community Primary School
- 5.1kmHelston Community College
- 9.1kmMullion School
- 9.2kmPenryn College
More reading links
Public Transport Nearby
From Watergate Cottage, Helston, the nearest station is Penryn (Cornwall), 9.8 kilometres away.
- 9.8kmPenryn (Cornwall)
- 9.9kmPenmere
- 10.9kmFalmouth Town
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
