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A town of 4,665 in Cornwall, South West.
Callington grades D overall against UK towns: better than 9% of UK towns, and #19 of 35 in Cornwall. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £260,000, 5.7 years of area income; rent £1,000 a month.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Callington does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Callington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 27 buildings inside Callington’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
17% 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 Callington.
The social rented sector houses 11% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 250 homes sold inside Callington’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £260,000. Home ownership stands at nearly two thirds of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £355,000 | 116 |
| Semi-detached | £235,000 | 70 |
| Terraced | £173,000 | 54 |
| Flat or maisonette | £85,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Both of the town’s schools appear below. Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 1,241 pupils in Callington. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 47.4, and 53% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callington Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 354 | C+ |
| Callington Community CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 887 | B |
Under 15: 15% of residents. 26% of residents are 65 or over, above Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 9% of the population. Callington has a median age of 50.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Callington | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
18% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (31%). A household here earns £42K a year before tax, on average. In 2026, 3% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
For its size, Callington records more crime per resident than 80% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Police recorded 348 crimes inside the town’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 30 reports of anti-social behaviour. 52% of the crimes fell under 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.
Just over three quarters of Callington’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Cornwall’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. A disability affects nearly a quarter of people in the town. Seeing a GP means leaving Callington: the nearest practice is 0.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Callington | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 22% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, between Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%). Callington’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. The national list protects one ancient monument locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Callington. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustCotehele House and Mill4.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCallington Heritage Centre100 m outside town, to the southwestZooZooThe Tamar Valley Donkey Park4 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Callington.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callington | 4,665 | — | D | D− | C− | C |
| Kelly Bray | 1,137 | 1.1 | — | D | A | C |
| Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel | 3,506 | 4.2 | C | D | B | B− |
| Pensilva | 1,656 | 4.3 | — | C− | A | C |
| Landrake | 1,104 | 5.6 | — | D | A+ | B+ |
| Bere Alston | 2,259 | 5.7 | — | B− | B | B |
| St Cleer | 1,144 | 7 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Liskeard | 10,901 | 7.3 | D− | D | D | C− |
Kelly Bray, Pensilva, Landrake, Bere Alston and St Cleer have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Callington is £2,700 for 2026–27, more than in 96% 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.
Town in Cornwall, England
Callington is a built-up area of 4,665 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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