Bolingey’s story
Old homes in Bolingey: 39% built before 1919
Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Bolingey’s built-up area.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BolingeyCornwall
A village of 300 in Cornwall, South West.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
300
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£480K
17 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.2
31% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
42%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bolingey a good place to live?
Bolingey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Bolingey stand out
The 3 things Bolingey does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 12.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bolingey.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Bolingey: 31% are 65 or over, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15; what’s more, people aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Bolingey has a median age of 52.2. Degrees are held by 42% of adults.
52.2median age
BolingeyCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level42%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bolingey | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Bolingey: just 15% travel under 5 km, below Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
16% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Cornwall’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Income per household averages £49K a year, before tax. Also worth knowing: there are 0.5 jobs in Bolingey for each resident in work.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Bus1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£49K
mean household income, before tax
2.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Homes in Bolingey cost more than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns, with a median sale of £480K
83% of households are owner-occupiers. Private renters make up 17% of households, below Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike.
£480Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bolingey£480K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £571,222 | 9 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,545
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Bolingey records less burglary and damage per resident than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns, at 1.2 per 1,000 a year
Violence accounts for 7.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 8 crimes inside Bolingey’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour.
7.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Burglary1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
7.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
In Bolingey, 83% say their health is good or very good, against 79% in Cornwall’s towns and 82% in England’s towns
Bolingey has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.7 miles away. At the census, a fifth of people here had a disability, below Cornwall’s towns (22%) but above England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Bolingey is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 5.4 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Bolingey | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
80.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Bolingey keeps more of its old housing than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 39% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bolingey has 300 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39). None of the 9 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II9
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
39%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
300
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Perranporth Museum and 2 more in and around Bolingey
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bolingey. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum · English HeritagePerranporth Museum900 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSt Agnes Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBlue Hills Tin Streams3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSt Agnes Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumBlue Hills Tin Streams3 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- St Agnes Museum: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Hills Tin Streams: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bolingey
13pages on Bolingey
The big questions
Safety7.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £480K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mill RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.3 (men), 83 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Bolingey’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PerranporthSt AgnesSt Newlyn EastShortlanesendMount HawkeThreemilestoneSt Erme and TrispenBolingey
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolingey | 300 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perranporth | 2,752 | 0.6 | C− | D− | D | C+ |
| St Agnes | 3,253 | 3.2 | B+ | D− | B+ | B+ |
| St Newlyn East | 1,038 | 4.4 | — | D− | A | B− |
| Shortlanesend | 1,427 | 4.5 | — | D− | A− | A− |
| Mount Hawke | 1,593 | 4.8 | — | D | B | B |
| Threemilestone | 2,854 | 5.4 | B | D− | B | C |
| St Erme and Trispen | 1,604 | 5.4 | — | D | B+ | B |
St Newlyn East, Shortlanesend, Mount Hawke and St Erme and Trispen have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bolingey
How many listed buildings are there in Bolingey?
That is 12.3 times the typical UK town for its size. 39% of Bolingey’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Is Bolingey expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
About Bolingey
Village in Cornwall, England
Bolingey is a built-up area of 300 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
- Population
- 300 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006952
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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