Newquay East

Cornwall · South West · population 10,085 · 6 LSOAs

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

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,398 of 6,856 in England
  • #423 of 710 in South West
  • #20 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,077
Median age (est.)44
Density3,488per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 10%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Newquay East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,398 of 6,856 in England, and #20 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (70) and lowest on Employment (38). Typical homes here sold for about £311,875 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 158 sales), 9% above the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,929 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 40 · #4,125
Employment 38 · #4,221
Education 47 · #3,624
Health 53 · #3,247
Crime 64 · #2,500
Housing & access 53 · #3,220
Living environment 70 · #2,089

House prices ?

£311,875median (12m) · -3.3% yr · n=158
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£311,875158-3.3%+22.3%
Detached£427,00045+4.1%+25.6%
Semi-detached£325,00039+4.0%+22.6%
Terraced£250,00046-7.4%+3.6%
Flat£179,00028-18.1%+10.2%
This area£311,875
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)£33,929±£4,774 · #5,368 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,768
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

64Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 965 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #4,780 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences502
Theft153
Burglary25
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson106
Public order & weapons84
Drugs48
Robbery8
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 172 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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