Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly · South West · population 2,281 · 1 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,020 of 6,856 in England
  • #218 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 1 in Isles of Scilly
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents2,055
Median age (est.)50
Density126per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above38%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 6%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 37%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 17%Private rent 37%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 6%Other: 22%
One person 33%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 6%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 17% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades17%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant6%

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 47% · No religion 46% · Other 0%

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

Isles of Scilly is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,020 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally — the only neighbourhood profiled in Isles of Scilly. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (100) but weak on Living environment (0). Typical homes here, about £555,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 59% in five years (from 16 sales), in line with the wider Isles of Scilly median of £555,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,951 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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 98 · #142
Employment 100 · #19
Education 90 · #649
Health 100 · #1
Crime 100 · #25
Housing & access 20 · #5,448
Living environment 0 · #6,839

House prices ?

£555,000median (12m) · +45.7% yr · n=16
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£555,00016+45.7%+58.6%
Detached£780,0006+9.1%+85.7%
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£517,5005
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£555,000
Isles of Scilly£555,000
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)£41,951±£6,198 · #2,865 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,734
Price-to-income ?13.2×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 68 offences
Isles of Scilly30
South West71
England83

Rank #399 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences33
Theft14
Burglary4
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson7
Public order & weapons3
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 5 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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