St Mawes has seen property prices rise 48 per cent in the last year; a ‘quintessential end-of-terrace former fisherman’s cottage’ costs well over half a million pounds, and you can guarantee that no local fishermen will be living there.
Although it’s still not as expensive as Padstow, where, largely thanks to Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver, the average house price is £576,888 and former council houses are being snapped up as second homes or holiday rentals.
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