St Ives Tourism and Housing Issues

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Let’s paint a picture. In summer, the streets are a human river of flip-flops, ice cream drips, and selfie sticks. It’s glorious chaos, right?

But that chaos comes with a price tag. The town swells from around 11,000 residents to over 50,000 on a peak day. Where does everyone stay?

In the houses. The ones that used to be homes for local families. Now, many are second homes or holiday lets. It’s like a game of musical chairs, and the locals are the ones left standing.

The Vanishing Villager

There’s a running joke here: “Do you know a local? I think I saw one in 2015.” It’s dark, but it’s not far off.

Young people, the ones who serve your fish and chips and drive the taxis, simply can’t afford to live here. A one-bedroom flat costs more than a house in, say, Leicester. I’m not kidding.

So they move inland. The heart of St Ives—the post office, the school, the community—starts to hollow out. You can’t have a vibrant town with only tourists and millionaires, can you?