Wadebridge

Cornwall · South West · population 6,728 · 4 LSOAs

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

58Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,870 of 6,856 in England
  • #333 of 710 in South West
  • #8 of 73 in Cornwall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,809
Median age (est.)50
Density1,872per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above32%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 15%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional16%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · 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

Wadebridge is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,870 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (91) and lowest on Housing & access (38). Typical homes here, about £325,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 116 sales), 14% above the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,724 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 66 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 46 · #3,700
Employment 49 · #3,480
Education 48 · #3,576
Health 56 · #3,007
Crime 91 · #622
Housing & access 38 · #4,228
Living environment 68 · #2,171

House prices ?

£325,000median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=116
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£325,000116+1.9%+25.0%
Detached£431,00040-0.1%+19.7%
Semi-detached£307,50023+0.8%+18.5%
Terraced£300,00029+5.3%+30.4%
Flat£197,50024+16.0%+25.0%
This area£325,000
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)£35,724±£5,007 · #4,806 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,762
Price-to-income ?9.1×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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 442 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #3,258 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences252
Theft60
Burglary13
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons30
Drugs10
Robbery3
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 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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