Carey Park’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Carey Park’s built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Carey ParkCornwall
The village has 696 residents and lies in Cornwall, South West.
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Photo: Mr Ignavy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
696
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£329K
26 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.6
35% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
17%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Carey Park a good place to live?
Carey Park is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 37% of homes were built before 1919. Over-65s are 35% of the population. Mortgage-free owners make up 52% of households.
What makes Carey Park stand out
The 3 things Carey Park does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
52% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carey Park.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Carey Park: 35% are 65 or over, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.4% of residents. 12% are under 15, below Cornwall’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Carey Park has a median age of 54.6. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
54.6median age
Carey ParkCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Carey Park | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Carey Park
At the one primary school within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polperro Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 103 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Carey Park walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 17%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Carey Park counts 0.7 jobs per working resident. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 33%, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). Nearly four in five commuters drove to work at the census.
17%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot16%
Train1%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
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
More households own their home in Carey Park than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 77%
The middle sale price: £329K, above Cornwall’s towns (£277K) and England’s towns (£308K) alike. 11% of households rent privately. Council and housing-body homes hold nearly one in ten households.
£329Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Carey Park£329K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £282,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £215,000 | 5 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,536
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
Carey Park records less burglary and damage per resident than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.2 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 62% were violence and sexual offences. Violent crime ran at 16.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Cornwall’s towns (25) and England’s towns (22) alike. Police recorded 13 crimes inside Carey Park’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
16.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
16.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
77% of people in Carey Park rate their health good or very good
The nearest A&E to Carey Park is Derriford Hospital, 18.5 miles away. 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%). This Cornwall town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away.
77%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Carey Park | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 17% |
79.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Carey Park keeps more of its old housing than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 37% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Carey Park has 14 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below both Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39). Its heritage register entries (1 listed building) are all Grade II.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
14
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 →Sclerder Abbey and 3 more in and around Carey Park
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Carey Park. Best known first.
Abbey or priorySclerder Abbey800 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumPolperro Model Village & Land of Legend600 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumLooe Harbour Heritage Centre4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumOld Guild Hall4.1 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Sclerder Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Carey Park
13pages on Carey Park
The big questions
Safety16.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £329K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Carey ParkSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.5 (men), 83.6 (women)Work & commute49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Carey Park’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PelyntLooeFoweyTywardreathDobwallsLostwithielLiskeardCarey Park
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Park | 696 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelynt | 1,144 | 2.4 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Looe | 5,314 | 3.1 | D− | D | C | C+ |
| Fowey | 2,027 | 5.8 | — | D− | C+ | B− |
| Tywardreath | 2,589 | 8.3 | C− | D− | B | B− |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 8.3 | — | D | B | C |
| Lostwithiel | 3,067 | 8.5 | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Liskeard | 10,901 | 8.6 | D− | D | D | C− |
Pelynt, Fowey and Dobwalls have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Carey Park
How many listed buildings are there in Carey Park?
1 on Historic England’s list.
How much is council tax in Carey Park?
Band D council tax in Carey Park is £2,536 for 2026–27, more than in 73% 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.
About Carey Park
Village in Cornwall, England
Carey Park is a built-up area of 696 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
- 696 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006967
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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