Four Lanes’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Four Lanes’ built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Four LanesCornwall
A village of 1,579 in Cornwall, South West.
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Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,579
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£235K
63 sales in 3 years
Median age
41
19% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Four Lanes a good place to live?
Four Lanes 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 walkability (D−): 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £235,000 in the last three years, 5.1 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 Four Lanes stand out
The 3 things Four Lanes does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
39% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
22% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cornwall 30%.
How Four Lanes grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Four Lanes is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityD−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £42,561; 3.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsDOpen →Hazard riskAOpen →Cost of livingrent £1,000 a monthDOpen →HealthLife expectancy 77.8 for men, 83.6 for womenC−Open →SafetyBOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 52% of towns in EnglandB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryB−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 0.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Four Lanes.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
More commuters in Four Lanes drive than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 92%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Four Lanes above both Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). 15% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
39%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
15%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
3.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
SchoolsB−
Results at Four Lanes’s schools beat 52% of towns in England
Its one school is below.
B−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pencoys Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 168 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Four Lanes are under 15, more than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns
On this, Four Lanes is above both Cornwall’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Over-65s are 19% of the population. The median resident of Four Lanes is 41 years old.
41median age
Four LanesCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Four Lanes | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade D
Few households rent privately in Four Lanes: 14%, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Four Lanes comes below both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 72% of households.
£235Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Four Lanes£235K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £269,750 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £213,250 | 28 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,493
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
81% of residents say their health is good or very good
81% of Four Lanes’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 79% across Cornwall’s towns. 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.
81%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Four Lanes | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 17% |
77.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Four Lanes than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year
For Four Lanes, that is below both Cornwall’s towns (7.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 72 crimes inside Four Lanes’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 56% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
21.4violent 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 & sexual40
Public order10
Damage & arson8
Other theft7
Robbery2
Other crime2
Shoplifting1
Burglary1
Anti-social4
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.
21.4
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
3.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
72
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
History
Old homes shape Four Lanes: 35% were built before 1919, more than in 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.
Four Lanes sits above both Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%) on this measure. Four Lanes has 5 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
5listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
32
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 →Carn Brea Castle and 8 more in and around Four Lanes
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Four Lanes. Best known first.
CastleCarn Brea Castle1.7 km outside town, to the north
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine3.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumKing Edward Mine1.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House2.9 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkHeartlands (playground)2.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines3.1 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Carn Brea Castle: Bengoeswild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Pool Mine: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- King Edward Mine: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Four Lanes
14pages on Four Lanes
The big questions
SafetyB21.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £235K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Ballard EstateSchoolsB−1 state schoolHealthC−Life expectancy 77.8 (men), 83.6 (women)Work & commuteD42% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Four Lanes’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
TroonLannerRedruthPool and IlloganCamborneIlloganStithiansFour Lanes
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Lanes | 1,579 | — | — | D | B | C− |
| Troon | 1,402 | 1.8 | — | D | D | C− |
| Lanner | 2,164 | 2 | — | D− | A− | C |
| Redruth | 15,455 | 2.3 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Pool and Illogan | 8,588 | 2.4 | D− | D | D | C |
| Camborne | 20,445 | 2.5 | D− | D | D | D |
| Illogan | 1,096 | 2.9 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 2.9 | — | D− | A− | B |
Troon, Lanner, Illogan 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 Four Lanes
How many listed buildings are there in Four Lanes?
That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Who lives in Four Lanes?
At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Four Lanes’ 1,579 residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Does Four Lanes flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Four Lanes
Village in Cornwall, England
Four Lanes is a built-up area of 1,579 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
- 1,579 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63007032
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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