Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 329 in Cornwall, South West.
Darite has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Darite does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Darite’s built-up area.
40% 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 Darite.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.3. 93% of commuters drove, above both Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for a third of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
62% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Its one primary school teaches 35 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darite Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 35 | C |
Private renters make up 16% of households. 6% live in social housing, below both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). The £295,000 median rests on 16 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 67% were violence and sexual offences. Violence accounts for 14.4 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 9 crimes inside Darite’s built-up area.
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.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.9% of the town. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, lower than Cornwall’s towns (22%) yet higher than England’s towns (17%). Darite has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Darite | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
It is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Darite has 2 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Scaled to its population, Darite has 61 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Cornwall’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Half of Darite is older than 50.6, half younger. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Darite | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Darite. Best known first.
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone1.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumLiskeard and District Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionCheesewring2.8 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMinions Heritage Centre1.8 km outside town, to the northPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darite | 329 | — | — | — | — | — |
| St Cleer | 1,144 | 1 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Pensilva | 1,656 | 1.9 | — | C− | A | C |
| Liskeard | 10,901 | 3 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 4 | — | D | B | C |
| Callington | 4,665 | 6.2 | D | D− | C− | C |
| Kelly Bray | 1,137 | 6.4 | — | D | A | C |
| Landrake | 1,104 | 9 | — | D | A+ | B+ |
St Cleer, Pensilva, Dobwalls, Kelly Bray and Landrake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Part of it is in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.
Close to the typical UK town: the median sale over three years was £295,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £250,000 and detached houses £375,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Darite is a built-up area of 329 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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