Looe & Polperro

Cornwall · South West · population 4,968 · 3 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,830 of 6,856 in England
  • #490 of 710 in South West
  • #27 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,009
Median age (est.)57
Density413per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 7%25–44 14%45–64 33%65+ 36%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 8%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 35%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 15% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors15%
Professional14%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · 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

Looe & Polperro is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,830 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (63) and lowest on Living environment (11). Typical homes here sold for about £293,750 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 98 sales), in line with the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,403 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 63 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 63 · #2,514
Employment 55 · #3,069
Education 44 · #3,823
Health 55 · #3,069
Crime 58 · #2,843
Housing & access 13 · #5,948
Living environment 11 · #6,078

House prices ?

£293,750median (12m) · +11.6% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£293,75098+11.6%+18.1%
Detached£385,00035+4.1%+10.0%
Semi-detached£297,50018+20.2%+33.7%
Terraced£243,00031-4.7%+13.0%
Flat£224,00014+9.3%+65.9%
This area£293,750
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)£33,403±£4,744 · #5,546 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,571
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

63 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 314 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #3,081 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences156
Theft42
Burglary7
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons34
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 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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