Strong on safety, with schools to consider
Helston North at a glance
- House prices
- £285,000
- Middle47th percentile
- Schools
- 13th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 31st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 36.7 per 1,000 residents
- Strong85th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle68th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Helston North a good place to live?
Helston North may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cornwall below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Helston North
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 36.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 85th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Helston North
House prices
- Median sale price
- £285,000
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 69 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Helston North
Schools
13th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Helston North
Flood risk
9.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.1% of the area. That is the 68th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Helston North
Transport
31st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Helston North a good place to live?
Helston North may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Helston North safe?
Helston North ranks in the 85th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Helston North?
The median sale price was £285,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 47th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Helston North?
Schools rank in the 13th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Helston North?
Nearby public profiles include Hayle West in Cornwall and Penryn in Cornwall.
