Hayle

Cornwall · South West · population 10,355 · 6 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,049 of 6,856 in England
  • #520 of 710 in South West
  • #33 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,297
Median age (est.)47
Density780per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above27%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 18%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 44% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Hayle is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,049 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (58) and lowest on Income (31). Typical homes here sold for about £282,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 130 sales), in line with the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,492 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 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 31 · #4,721
Employment 36 · #4,385
Education 32 · #4,680
Health 44 · #3,803
Crime 58 · #2,891
Housing & access 48 · #3,528
Living environment 57 · #2,959

House prices ?

£282,000median (12m) · -4.4% yr · n=130
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£282,000130-4.4%+10.0%
Detached£350,00049-11.9%+18.6%
Semi-detached£317,00023-4.5%+21.9%
Terraced£250,00043+4.2%+25.0%
Flat£180,00015+1.6%+44.0%
This area£282,000
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)£33,492±£4,707 · #5,504 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,985
Price-to-income ?8.4×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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 880 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #4,332 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences447
Theft172
Burglary23
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson124
Public order & weapons69
Drugs17
Robbery2
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 114 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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