Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay

Cornwall · South West · population 5,844 · 3 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,069 of 6,856 in England
  • #367 of 710 in South West
  • #12 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,902
Median age (est.)55
Density162per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above33%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 31%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 4%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 8%Other: 22%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 8%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 16% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades16%
Professional14%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · 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

Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,069 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 73 in Cornwall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (96) but weak on Housing & access (10). Typical homes here sold for about £367,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 87 sales), 29% above the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,406 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 29 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 65 · #2,390
Employment 61 · #2,699
Education 61 · #2,678
Health 68 · #2,164
Crime 96 · #252
Housing & access 10 · #6,168
Living environment 26 · #5,091

House prices ?

£367,500median (12m) · -7.5% yr · n=87
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£367,50087-7.5%+6.8%
Detached£482,50042+2.7%+22.2%
Semi-detached£350,00015-11.4%+22.8%
Terraced£241,25016+2.7%+32.2%
Flat£232,50014-10.6%-27.9%
This area£367,500
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)£35,406±£5,053 · #4,898 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,362
Price-to-income ?10.4×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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

29 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 170 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #353 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences94
Theft25
Burglary6
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons15
Drugs5
Robbery0
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 37 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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