Old homes in Frogpool: 30% built before 1919
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Frogpool’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

264 residents make their home in this village in Cornwall, South West.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Frogpool has none; the figures on this page are still real. 4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 37% of residents are 65 or over. On the way to work, 14% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
The 3 things Frogpool does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Frogpool’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
30% 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 Frogpool.
28% of adults hold a degree, below both Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Over-65s are 37% of the population. The median resident of Frogpool is 53.6 years old. The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.5%.
59% women, 41% men
About 70 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.
| Frogpool | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 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 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 1.5% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 86% of commuters, above Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
2% rent privately, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Households that own their home make up 66%. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £355,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 6.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Cornwall’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 5 crimes inside Frogpool’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 40% of the crimes.
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.
At the census, 30% of people here had a disability, above both Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 71% of Frogpool’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Frogpool: the nearest practice is 2.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Frogpool | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 16% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 30% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Frogpool has 152 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frogpool | 264 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 1 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 2 | — | D | A− | C |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 2.2 | — | D− | A | A− |
| St Day | 1,432 | 2.4 | — | D | C | C |
| Lanner | 2,164 | 2.6 | — | D− | A− | C |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 2.7 | — | D− | A− | B |
| Threemilestone | 2,854 | 3.3 | B | D− | B | C |
Perranarworthal, Carharrack, Carnon Downs and Devoran, St Day, Lanner and Stithians have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.2 times the typical UK town for its size. 30% of Frogpool’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Frogpool is £2,492 for 2026–27, more than in 62% 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.
Village in Cornwall, England
Frogpool is a built-up area of 264 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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