Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Penryn at a glance
- House prices
- £260,000
- Middle39th percentile
- Schools
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 83 per 1,000 residents
- Middle35th percentile
- Flood risk
- 7.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle62nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Penryn a good place to live?
Penryn may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. 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
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Penryn
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 83 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 35th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Penryn
House prices
- Median sale price
- £260,000
- Percentile
- 39th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 92 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 Penryn
Schools
25th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Penryn
Flood risk
7.5% 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 6.3% of the area. That is the 62nd 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 Penryn
Transport
91st 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 Penryn a good place to live?
Penryn may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Penryn safe?
Penryn ranks in the 35th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Penryn?
The median sale price was £260,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 39th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Penryn?
Schools rank in the 25th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Penryn?
Nearby public profiles include Hayle West in Cornwall and Mousehole, Newlyn & St. Buryan in Cornwall.
