Callington & Pensilva

Cornwall · South West · population 8,559 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

39Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,180 of 6,856 in England
  • #531 of 710 in South West
  • #37 of 73 in Cornwall
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,269
Median age (est.)50
Density235per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above26%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 10%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Process & plant 12% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Callington & Pensilva is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,180 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 73 in Cornwall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (86) but weak on Housing & access (9). Typical homes here sold for about £235,750 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 140 sales), 17% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,208 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 43 · #3,926
Employment 37 · #4,310
Education 28 · #4,941
Health 55 · #3,110
Crime 86 · #930
Housing & access 9 · #6,250
Living environment 55 · #3,103

House prices ?

£235,750median (12m) · -9.3% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£235,750140-9.3%+2.5%
Detached£338,50060+0.7%+24.8%
Semi-detached£225,00033+8.2%+27.1%
Terraced£170,00041-9.1%+26.9%
Flat£88,0006-16.2%
This area£235,750
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,208±£4,836 · #5,280 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,761
Price-to-income ?6.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 426 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #2,100 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences246
Theft57
Burglary17
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons23
Drugs13
Robbery0
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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