Clampits’s story
7 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Clampits’ built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ClampitsCornwall
A village of 333 in Cornwall, South West. 2% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
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Photo: Anthony Vosper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
333
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£349K
17 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.6
30% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
2%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Clampits a good place to live?
Clampits has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Clampits stand out
The 3 things Clampits does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
2% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 8.6 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clampits.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Clampits: 30% are 65 or over, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 12% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of residents, below Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. At 55.6, the median resident of Clampits sits in the middle of the age range. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
55.6median age
ClampitsCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% 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.
| Clampits | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Clampits travel far: only 23% go under 5 km, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% 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. 93% of commuters drove, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Clampits has 0.3 jobs.
2%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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 Clampits than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 87%
Nearly one in ten households rent privately. Social housing holds 4% of households, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
£349Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Clampits£349K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £372,000 | 12 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,519
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
Burglary and damage are rarer in Clampits than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 12 crimes inside Clampits’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up three quarters of the total. Each year, 20.8 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.
20.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
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.
20.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
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
84% of people in Clampits say their health is good or very good, more than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns
At the census, 4.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Cornwall’s towns (6.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in Clampits: the nearest is 3.3 miles off. The nearest A&E to Clampits is Derriford Hospital, 8.3 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Clampits | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Clampits are listed than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 210 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 37% of homes were built. Every one of Clampits’s 7 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing.
7listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II7
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
210
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 →Cotehele House and 5 more in and around Clampits
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Clampits. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustCotehele House1.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMorwellham Quay2.9 km outside town, to the east
Museum · National TrustCotehele House and Mill1.2 km outside town, to the southeast
CastlePentillie4.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCotehele Quay Discovery Centre1.7 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooThe Tamar Valley Donkey Park700 m outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Cotehele House: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morwellham Quay: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cotehele House and Mill: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pentillie: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clampits
13pages on Clampits
The big questions
Safety20.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £349K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Nicholas MeadowSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.8 (men), 83.8 (women)Work & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Clampits’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Gunnislake and St Ann's ChapelBere AlstonCallingtonKelly BrayTavistockLandrakeHorrabridgeClampits
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clampits | 333 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel | 3,506 | 1.6 | C | D | B | B− |
| Bere Alston | 2,259 | 2.9 | — | B− | B | B |
| Callington | 4,665 | 3 | D | D− | C− | C |
| Kelly Bray | 1,137 | 3.2 | — | D | A | C |
| Tavistock | 12,676 | 5.3 | C | C | C+ | B |
| Landrake | 1,104 | 5.8 | — | D | A+ | B+ |
| Horrabridge | 1,875 | 6.4 | — | B− | B | B+ |
Bere Alston, Kelly Bray, Landrake and Horrabridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Clampits
How many listed buildings are there in Clampits?
That is 8.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Clampits expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £349,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
About Clampits
Village in Cornwall, England
Clampits is a built-up area of 333 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
- 333 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006870
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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