| Average house prices in Cornwall have risen nearly 2% over the past year to �208,238, according to latest figures from the Land Registry. In Kerrier and Penwith prices fell by 2% and 3% respectively. Since 1999 prices in west Cornwall have risen by more than 150%, which is 50% more than the national average. A survey of estate agents last year showed that twice as many house sales in west Cornwall are for second homes as for first-time buyers.
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