Delabole’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Delabole’s built-up area.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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DelaboleCornwall
A village of 1,779 in Cornwall, South West.
6 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,779
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£245K
69 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.9
24% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Delabole a good place to live?
Delabole has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): mean household income £41,150; 3.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £245,000 in the last three years, 5.3 times what households in the Cornwall council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
What makes Delabole stand out
The 3 things Delabole does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
37% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cornwall 30%.
How Delabole grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Delabole is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeD−Open →Cost of livingrent £1,000 a monthDOpen →Hazard riskAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 39% of towns in England; secondary results beat 23% of towns in EnglandCOpen →SafetyBOpen →WalkabilityC+Open →HealthLife expectancy 81.1 for men, 84.5 for womenB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryB−Open →Outdoors76% live within 400 m of a park; 35% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeB−Open →Civic life1.1 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Tintagel Castle and 7 more in and around Delabole
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Delabole. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageTintagel Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Museum · National TrustTintagel Old Post Office3.9 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryNorth Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery2.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumKing Arthur's Great Halls3.8 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteLabyrinth Petroglyphs4.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMuseum of Cycling2.6 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 (2)
- Tintagel Castle: Rawac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel Old Post Office: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Delabole.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Delabole hold a degree than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 22%
Residents of Delabole have a median age of 47.9. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.4%, below both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
47.9median age
DelaboleCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Delabole | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
SchoolsC
Exam results at Delabole’s schools trail 73% of towns in England
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 39.9, and just over two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
CSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delabole Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 70 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade D
Delabole’s grade for cost of living grade: a D
17% rent privately, below Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 69 standard sales inside Delabole’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £245,000. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households.
£245Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Delabole£245K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £330,000 | 25 |
| Semi-detached | £242,500 | 15 |
| Terraced | £207,500 | 24 |
| Flat or maisonette | £152,500 | 5 |
66%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,486
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
Delabole records less burglary and damage per resident than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.9 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 54 offences were reported in Delabole, along with 6 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 65% of recorded crime. Also worth knowing: violent crime ran at 21 per 1,000 residents a year, below Cornwall’s towns (25.1) and close to England’s towns (22).
21violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 43% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual35
Damage & arson6
Other theft6
Other crime3
Public order2
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social6
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.
21
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
54
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Delabole than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 12%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Delabole counts 0.3 jobs per working resident. The car took 85% of commuters, above Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living here, 11% work in the town itself.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot11%
Bicycle1%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
16%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
3.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 37% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Delabole keeps more of its old housing than Cornwall 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.
Grade II covers all 4 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Delabole has 22 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than Cornwall’s towns (56) and near England’s towns (39).
4listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
37%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
22
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Delabole is 29.3 miles from the nearest A&E
At the census, just over three quarters of people in Delabole called their health good or very good, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away. 7.3% of residents report bad or very bad health.
76%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Delabole | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.3% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
81.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Delabole
15pages on Delabole
The big questions
SafetyB21 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £245K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing26 sold in 12 months · busiest street High StreetSchoolsC1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 81.1 (men), 84.5 (women)Work & commuteD−49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Delabole’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CamelfordEgloshayleWadebridgeRockBodminPadstowDelabole
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delabole | 1,779 | — | — | D | B | B− |
| Camelford | 2,983 | 2 | D | D | C | B− |
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | 8.4 | — | D− | B | B |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 8.8 | D | D− | C− | B |
| Rock | 1,156 | 9.2 | — | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 11 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Padstow | 2,351 | 11 | — | D− | B− | B− |
Egloshayle, Rock and Padstow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Delabole
Are schools in Delabole good?
GCSE results trail 77% of towns in England, and primary results trail 61% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cornwall council.
About Delabole
Village in Cornwall, England
Delabole is a built-up area of 1,779 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
- 1,779 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006790
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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