Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
312 residents make their home in this village in Cornwall, South West. 46% of households own their home outright.
There are no grades for Barripper and Penponds: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 10 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
The 3 things Barripper and Penponds does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Barripper and Penponds’ built-up area.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barripper and Penponds.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 25% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Households had £41K a year before tax, below both Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and England’s towns (£55K). Jobs per working resident: 0.4. 1% of commuters who live in Barripper and Penponds also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
From September 2023 to August 2026, 14 homes sold inside Barripper and Penponds’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £271,250. 22% of households are private tenants. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £307,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 4.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cornwall’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 17 crimes inside Barripper and Penponds’s built-up area. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 71% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, close to Cornwall’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Barripper and Penponds: the nearest is 1.1 miles off. The nearest A&E to Barripper and Penponds is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 11 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Barripper and Penponds | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, above both Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above both Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Barripper and Penponds has a median age of 50.2. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Barripper and Penponds | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Barripper and Penponds. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumKing Edward Mine2.5 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)3.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House4.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines4.5 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteCarwynnen Quoit1.6 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barripper and Penponds | 312 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camborne | 20,445 | 1.6 | D− | D | D | D |
| Troon | 1,402 | 1.7 | — | D | D | C− |
| Reawla | 1,117 | 2.1 | — | D | B+ | C |
| Connor Downs | 1,482 | 2.5 | — | D− | C | C |
| Tolvaddon | 1,107 | 2.8 | — | C | C+ | C+ |
| Pool and Illogan | 8,588 | 3.3 | D− | D | D | C |
| Four Lanes | 1,579 | 3.4 | — | D | B | C− |
Troon, Reawla, Connor Downs, Tolvaddon and Four Lanes have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 13.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Barripper and Penponds is £2,671 for 2026–27, more than in 94% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Cornwall, England
Barripper and Penponds is a built-up area of 312 people, in the Cornwall council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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