St Columb Minor & Porth

Cornwall · South West · population 9,954 · 6 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,542 of 6,856 in England
  • #447 of 710 in South West
  • #22 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,734
Median age (est.)41
Density339per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above31%
No car or van11%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 11%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 42% · 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

St Columb Minor & Porth sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,542 of 6,856 in England, and #22 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (67) and lowest on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 241 sales), in line with the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,220 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 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 40 · #4,118
Employment 46 · #3,734
Education 49 · #3,480
Health 39 · #4,159
Crime 67 · #2,240
Housing & access 37 · #4,330
Living environment 56 · #3,014

House prices ?

£295,000median (12m) · -6.3% yr · n=241
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,000241-6.3%+9.5%
Detached£410,00062-2.4%+20.6%
Semi-detached£300,00075-2.1%+22.4%
Terraced£265,00071-3.1%+16.7%
Flat£190,00033-13.8%-9.5%
This area£295,000
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)£40,220±£5,646 · #3,359 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,685
Price-to-income ?7.3×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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 633 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #3,105 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences377
Theft103
Burglary9
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons47
Drugs19
Robbery1
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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