Falmouth North

Cornwall · South West · population 8,283 · 5 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,886 of 6,856 in England
  • #611 of 710 in South West
  • #57 of 73 in Cornwall
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,286
Median age (est.)34
Density5,652per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 27%25–44 22%45–64 22%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 29%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 11%Other: 25%
One person 32%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 11%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary15%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service11%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant7%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 55% · Christian 34% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Falmouth North is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,886 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #57 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (52) and lowest on Education (17). Typical homes here sold for about £284,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 90 sales), in line with the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,488 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 30 · #4,803
Employment 28 · #4,934
Education 17 · #5,688
Health 29 · #4,851
Crime 37 · #4,289
Housing & access 52 · #3,254
Living environment 36 · #4,358

House prices ?

£284,000median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£284,00090+3.3%+15.9%
Detached£495,0008+41.4%+17.9%
Semi-detached£280,75014+2.7%+25.9%
Terraced£307,50046+11.8%+32.0%
Flat£218,75022-4.3%+11.6%
This area£284,000
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)£30,488±£4,370 · #6,299 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,216
Price-to-income ?9.3×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 759 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #4,616 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences342
Theft146
Burglary17
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons65
Drugs19
Robbery8
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 202 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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