Penzance Quay
Cornwall · South West · population 6,532 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Penzance · Postcode TR17 · TR18 · TR19 · TR20 · TR21
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,989 of 6,856 in England
- #683 of 710 in South West
- #73 of 73 in Cornwall
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Caring & leisure 14% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 51% · Christian 38% · Other 2%
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
Penzance Quay is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,989 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #73 of 73 in Cornwall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (71) but weak on Living environment (3). Typical homes here, about £230,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 115 sales), 19% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,988 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 143 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £230,000 | 115 | -1.6% | +30.3% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £285,000 | 7 | — | +5.6% |
| Terraced | £273,000 | 66 | +2.1% | +47.2% |
| Flat | £150,000 | 39 | -13.7% | +6.0% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,954 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,850 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 404 |
| Theft | 218 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 136 |
| Public order & weapons | 94 |
| Drugs | 25 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 306 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Cornwall
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Clacton WestTendring13£229,000
- King's Heath & SpencerWest Northamptonshire13£220,500
- GarstonLiverpool13£200,000
- Ernesford Grange & Stoke AldermoorCoventry13£200,000
- Fazakerley NorthLiverpool13£190,000
- Fawdon SouthNewcastle upon Tyne13£155,000