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264 residents make their home in this village in Cornwall, South West.

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Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0

Is Frogpool a good place to live?

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.

What makes Frogpool stand out

The 3 things Frogpool does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Frogpool’s outline. No photo of its heritage is in our collection yet.
Frogpool’s story

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.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frogpool.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Frogpool, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns and across England’s towns

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%.

53.6median age
FrogpoolCornwallEngland

Ages · share of residents

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level28%

Women and men · all residents

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.

Ages and qualifications in Frogpool
FrogpoolCornwallEngland
Under 1510%16%18%
15–246.5%11%12%
25–4416%22%27%
45–6430%27%25%
65+37%24%18%
No qualifications16%17%18%
Apprenticeship7.7%6.7%5.3%
A levels or similar17%19%17%
Degree level28%30%34%

ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

Work & commute

Under 5 km to work: 6% in Frogpool, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns and across England’s towns

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.

14%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving86%
On foot14%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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

Housing

More households in Frogpool live in social housing than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 32%

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.

£0Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Frogpool£0K
Typical UK town£277K
By typeMedianSales
Detached£355,0007
66%
of households own their home · England 61%
2%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,492
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

Violence is recorded less often in Frogpool than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 8.3 per 1,000 residents a year

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.

8.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Theft from person1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Anti-social0

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.

8.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
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

More people in Frogpool say their health is bad than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 16%

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.

71%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 71%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 16%
Census 2021FrogpoolCornwallEngland
Good or very good health71%79%82%
Bad or very bad health16%6.4%5.2%
Disabled (Equality Act)30%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 · 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.

History

Frogpool keeps more of its old housing than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 30% built before 1919

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).

4listed buildings

Listed buildings by grade · Historic England

Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3

Among them · Grade II*

0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
152
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Frogpool

12pages on Frogpool

Frogpool’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

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PerranarworthalCarharrackCarnon Downs and DevoranSt DayLannerStithiansThreemilestonePerranarworthalCarharrackCarnon Downs and DevoranSt DayLannerStithiansThreemilestoneFrogpool
How the neighbours grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Frogpool264—————
Perranarworthal1,3051—D−A+A
Carharrack1,5252—DA−C
Carnon Downs and Devoran2,1292.2—D−AA−
St Day1,4322.4—DCC
Lanner2,1642.6—D−A−C
Stithians1,6132.7—D−A−B
Threemilestone2,8543.3BD−BC

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.

Questions about Frogpool

How many listed buildings are there in Frogpool?

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.

How much is council tax in Frogpool?

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.

About Frogpool

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

Population
264 (Census 2021)
Council
Cornwall
County
Cornwall
Region
South West
Area
0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
ONS code
E63007020

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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