Investors capitalise on ‘staycation’ holidays

A property with panoramic views of the most south-westerly estuary in the UK – expected to attract investors seeking a rental income from one of the UK’s most popular holiday areas or families wanting a ‘staycation’ holiday home of their own – has come on to the market this month.

The substantial detached home is in the picturesque Cornish village of Lelant. Just over three miles from the popular artists’ village of St Ives, which can be reached by a single track scenic coastal railway or a rural footpath, Lelant is located at the mouth of the Hayle Estuary which attracts numerous rare migrating birds.

An important port in mediaeval times, Lelant has sandy beaches, dramatic cliff walks and an 18-hole golf course at the West Cornwall Golf Club.

Truro-based Pure Cornwall, a specialist in property sales, holiday lets and a range of themed short-breaks, is selling the property, a six-bedroom home comprising 270 sq metres (2,900 sq ft) on three floors (including a loft conversion) with what the firm’s sales director James Bailey describes as “an ever-changing vista across the beautiful estuary.”

He adds: “This is a holiday home which will attract investors because it could command a summer peak week rental income of as much as £2,800.”


The agents are asking £625,000 for the property built in St Anne’s Close five years ago. Finished to a high standard, the fitted kitchen has granite worktops and Neff appliances. There are lawned gardens to the front with parking space for up to three cars.

For more information, visit purecornwall.co.uk.