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A village of 1,185 in Cornwall, South West.
Egloshayle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (B): 16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £322,500, 7 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 Egloshayle 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 Egloshayle is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Egloshayle’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
24% 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 Egloshayle.
Private tenants account for 15% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 52 homes sold inside Egloshayle’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £322,500. That is the middle of 52 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £449,025 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £297,500 | 24 |
| Terraced | £317,500 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings per head: 211 for every 10,000 residents of Egloshayle. Its listed buildings include Egloshayle Church, Grade I. Nearly a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Cornwall’s towns (24%) and above England’s towns (16%). It has 25 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Under 15: 15% of residents. Typical age in Egloshayle: 45, the median. People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Egloshayle | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 2.7% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than Cornwall’s towns (3%) yet higher than England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, nearly a fifth of workers worked mainly from home. A household here earns £46K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
17% of residents have a disability, lower than Cornwall’s towns (22%) and near England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Egloshayle: the nearest is 0.6 miles off. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.7% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Egloshayle | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Of all the crimes, 65% were violence and sexual offences. Over the year to August 2026, 37 offences were reported in Egloshayle, along with 3 incidents of anti-social behaviour. There were 3.4 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 nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | — | — | D− | B | B |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 0.5 | D | D− | C− | B |
| Rock | 1,156 | 4.1 | — | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 5.5 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Padstow | 2,351 | 5.5 | — | D− | B− | B− |
| St Merryn | 1,344 | 7.2 | — | D− | B+ | B− |
| Roche | 2,311 | 7.4 | — | C− | B− | C− |
| St Columb Major | 3,663 | 8 | D | D | C− | C+ |
Rock, Padstow, St Merryn and Roche have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Egloshayle Church. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Egloshayle is £2,706 for 2026–27, more than in 96% 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.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Cornwall, England
Egloshayle is a built-up area of 1,185 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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