Pool & Illogan Highway

Cornwall · South West · population 9,038 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,084 of 6,856 in England
  • #624 of 710 in South West
  • #60 of 73 in Cornwall
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,037
Median age (est.)42
Density759per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 41% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Pool & Illogan Highway is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,084 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #60 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (55) and lowest on Employment (20). Typical homes here, about £247,975 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 94 sales), 13% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,327 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 25 · #5,153
Employment 20 · #5,468
Education 25 · #5,153
Health 32 · #4,680
Crime 55 · #3,103
Housing & access 31 · #4,749
Living environment 30 · #4,803

House prices ?

£247,975median (12m) · -7.5% yr · n=94
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£247,97594-7.5%+34.0%
Detached£330,00035-1.5%+21.1%
Semi-detached£236,25030-19.0%+15.2%
Terraced£199,97526-4.8%+19.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£247,975
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)£33,327±£4,710 · #5,568 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,144
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

48Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 864 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #4,776 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences439
Theft200
Burglary15
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson86
Public order & weapons64
Drugs7
Robbery9
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 169 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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