Flushing’s story
43 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Flushing’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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FlushingCornwall
This village in Cornwall, South West has a population of 745.
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Photo: Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0
Population
745
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£480K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.1
31% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Flushing a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Flushing has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 43 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median sale price is £480,000.
What makes Flushing stand out
The 3 things Flushing does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 23.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flushing.
Work & commute
Only 32% of Flushing’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns
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.
For every resident in work, Flushing has 1.6 jobs. The car took just over four in five commuters, above Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 35% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
On foot11%
Bicycle2%
32%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
35%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
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
Schools
The schools around Flushing
Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 47.7, with 48% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. The town has one school, shown below. 64% of pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flushing SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 58 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Flushing is a town of owners: 68% of households own their home, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
Social renters account for just over one in ten households. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. The private rented sector houses 20% of households.
£480Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Flushing£480K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £715,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £345,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £425,000 | 17 |
68%
of households own their home · England 61%
20%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,459
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
Homes in Flushing see less burglary and damage than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 2.4 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences. Violence accounts for 10.3 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 10 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Flushing’s built-up area. There were 2.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Cornwall’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
10.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Public order2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
10.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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
82% of residents say their health is good or very good
20% of residents have a disability, below Cornwall’s towns (22%) but above England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Flushing: the nearest practice is 1 miles away. At the census, 6.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Flushing | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
83.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
89.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Flushing is rich in listed buildings: 577 per 10,000 residents, more than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 18% of Flushing’s land, above both Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%). 38% of homes were built before 1919. The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
43listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II43
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
38%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
577
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Flushing than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 49% of adults
17% are under 15, higher than Cornwall’s towns (16%) yet lower than England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.2% of the population. The median resident of Flushing is 51.1 years old. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town.
51.1median age
FlushingCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Flushing | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Pendennis Castle and 8 more in and around Flushing
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Flushing. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle1.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle2.6 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery700 m outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall1.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings700 m outside town, to the south
CastleLittle Dennis2.3 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Pendennis Castle: Darren Shilson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mawes Castle: Claudiu Bichescu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Art Gallery: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum Cornwall: Vernon39, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth Municipal Buildings: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Dennis: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Flushing
14pages on Flushing
The big questions
Safety10.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £480K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Kersey RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 83.5 (men), 89.2 (women)Work & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards11.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Flushing’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
FalmouthMylor BridgePenrynPerranarworthalCarnon Downs and DevoranMawnan SmithStithiansFlushing
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flushing | 745 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 1 | C | D− | C | C+ |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | 1.3 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 1.9 | C+ | D | B | C+ |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 3.8 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 3.8 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 3.8 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 4.9 | — | D− | A− | B |
Mylor Bridge, Perranarworthal, Carnon Downs and Devoran, Mawnan Smith and Stithians have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Flushing
How many listed buildings are there in Flushing?
That is 23.7 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Is Flushing expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £425,000, semi-detached houses £345,000 and detached houses £715,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Who lives in Flushing?
At the 2021 Census, 6.2% of Flushing’s 745 residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
About Flushing
Village in Cornwall, England
Flushing is a built-up area of 745 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
- 745 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63007054
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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