Newquay West

Cornwall · South West · population 7,588 · 4 LSOAs

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

45Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,789 of 6,856 in England
  • #484 of 710 in South West
  • #25 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,631
Median age (est.)44
Density1,048per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 11%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 38%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional14%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 39% · 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

Newquay West is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,789 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (60) and lowest on Employment (35). Typical homes here sold for about £342,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 168 sales), 20% above the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,304 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 116 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 42 · #3,967
Employment 35 · #4,426
Education 60 · #2,740
Health 49 · #3,487
Crime 45 · #3,789
Housing & access 38 · #4,221
Living environment 50 · #3,419

House prices ?

£342,500median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=168
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£342,500168-0.7%+14.2%
Detached£449,50028-25.5%+5.1%
Semi-detached£355,00027-0.6%+10.9%
Terraced£378,50042+8.3%+34.0%
Flat£225,00071-6.2%-2.7%
This area£342,500
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)£34,304±£4,876 · #5,240 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,274
Price-to-income ?10.0×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

116 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 884 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #5,380 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences446
Theft150
Burglary17
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson100
Public order & weapons81
Drugs43
Robbery11
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 158 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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