Padstow & St Issey

Cornwall · South West · population 6,734 · 5 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,707 of 6,856 in England
  • #473 of 710 in South West
  • #23 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,777
Median age (est.)46
Density88per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above29%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 18% · Managers & directors 16% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades18%
Managers & directors16%
Elementary13%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · 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

Padstow & St Issey sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,707 of 6,856 in England, and #23 of 73 in Cornwall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (93) but weak on Housing & access (5). Typical homes here sold for about £401,000 over the past year, down 3% across five years (from 98 sales), 41% above the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,420 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 47 · #3,652
Employment 60 · #2,747
Education 41 · #4,049
Health 66 · #2,363
Crime 93 · #451
Housing & access 5 · #6,510
Living environment 35 · #4,426

House prices ?

£401,000median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£401,00098+0.2%-2.8%
Detached£616,25040-11.3%+6.2%
Semi-detached£292,50021+2.3%+26.6%
Terraced£280,00026-23.0%-0.9%
Flat£220,00011-49.0%
This area£401,000
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)£36,420±£5,156 · #4,564 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,010
Price-to-income ?11.0×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 257 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #1,097 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences146
Theft41
Burglary4
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons18
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 17 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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