Par

Cornwall · South West · population 6,963 · 4 LSOAs

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

32Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,687 of 6,856 in England
  • #595 of 710 in South West
  • #53 of 73 in Cornwall
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,931
Median age (est.)45
Density1,003per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above22%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 13%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary13%
Professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Par is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,687 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #53 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (66) and lowest on Housing & access (14). Typical homes here sold for about £207,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 89 sales), 27% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,604 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 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 33 · #4,618
Employment 29 · #4,893
Education 23 · #5,249
Health 45 · #3,748
Crime 66 · #2,294
Housing & access 14 · #5,907
Living environment 56 · #3,001

House prices ?

£207,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£207,00089-2.6%+18.3%
Detached£287,00020-13.0%+10.0%
Semi-detached£220,000390.0%+35.4%
Terraced£174,00024-4.0%+10.5%
Flat£102,5006
This area£207,000
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)£32,604±£4,639 · #5,805 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,792
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

65Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 451 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #3,200 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences236
Theft67
Burglary9
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson51
Public order & weapons44
Drugs21
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 58 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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