Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Launceston North & North Petherwin at a glance
- House prices
- £225,000
- Lower prices27th percentile
- Schools
- 68th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 21st percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 69.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle47th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle52nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Launceston North & North Petherwin a good place to live?
Launceston North & North Petherwin may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access 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
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Launceston North & North Petherwin
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 69.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Launceston North & North Petherwin
House prices
- Median sale price
- £225,000
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 48 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 Launceston North & North Petherwin
Schools
68th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Launceston North & North Petherwin
Flood risk
5.4% 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 4.3% of the area. That is the 52nd 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 Launceston North & North Petherwin
Transport
21st 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 Launceston North & North Petherwin a good place to live?
Launceston North & North Petherwin may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Launceston North & North Petherwin safe?
Launceston North & North Petherwin ranks in the 47th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Launceston North & North Petherwin?
The median sale price was £225,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 27th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Launceston North & North Petherwin?
Schools rank in the 68th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Launceston North & North Petherwin?
Nearby public profiles include Newquay Central & Pentire East in Cornwall and Helston South & Meneage West in Cornwall.
