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A village of 2,129 in Cornwall, South West.
Carnon Downs and Devoran has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A): 14.3 violent and sexual offences and 3.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £435,000, 9.5 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 Carnon Downs and Devoran 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 Carnon Downs and Devoran is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Carnon Downs and Devoran’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
28% 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 Carnon Downs and Devoran.
42% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.6% of the town, below Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. What’s more, under 15: 14% of residents. The median resident of Carnon Downs and Devoran is 55.7 years old.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Three in five pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 195 pupils attend Carnon Downs and Devoran’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devoran SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 195 | C+ |
11% rent privately, below Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Social housing holds 5% of households. The £435,000 median rests on 110 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £461,250 | 72 |
| Semi-detached | £380,000 | 18 |
| Terraced | £417,500 | 20 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Reported offences in Carnon Downs and Devoran came to 54 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 6. Of all the crimes, 70% were violence and sexual offences. Also worth knowing: there were 4.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Cornwall’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Carnon Downs and Devoran’s 24 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Relative to its size, Carnon Downs and Devoran keeps 113 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). This Cornwall town has 2 scheduled monuments.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
21% of residents have a disability, about level with Cornwall’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; 87% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Carnon Downs and Devoran is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 3.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Carnon Downs and Devoran | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working from home was the norm for just over a third of workers at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 24%, below Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. The car carried 87% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Carnon Downs and Devoran. Best known first.
CathedralTruro Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryNew County Hall3.6 km outside town, to the northGardenGarden · National TrustTrelissick Garden2.9 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric house · National TrustTrelissick House2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumPenryn Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | — | — | D− | A | A− |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 1.4 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | 2.5 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Threemilestone | 2,854 | 3 | B | D− | B | C |
| Truro | 23,060 | 3.3 | D | D− | D | C |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 3.6 | C+ | D | B | C+ |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 4 | — | D | A− | C |
| St Day | 1,432 | 4.4 | — | D | C | C |
Perranarworthal, Mylor Bridge, Carharrack and St Day have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £435,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £417,500, semi-detached houses £380,000 and detached houses £461,250. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Carnon Downs and Devoran is a built-up area of 2,129 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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