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A village of 1,346 in Cornwall, South West. 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Goldsithney has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (B+): 19.7 violent and sexual offences and 4.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 5% of towns in England. The median home sold for £290,000 in the last three years, 6.3 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.
The 3 things Goldsithney 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 Goldsithney is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Goldsithney’s built-up area.
17% 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 Goldsithney.
Behind the median of £290,000: 51 standard sales inside Goldsithney’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £368,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £225,000 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · 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.
Working from home was the norm for nearly a fifth of workers at the census. 88% of commuters drove, above both Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). The average household earns £45K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 44 crimes inside Goldsithney’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 2.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Cornwall’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly two thirds of recorded crime.
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.
Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, close to Cornwall’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Goldsithney: the nearest is 1.2 miles off. The nearest A&E to Goldsithney is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 18.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Goldsithney | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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.
Historic England’s list names 7 listed buildings in Goldsithney, every one Grade II. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Cornwall’s towns (24%) and near England’s towns (16%). It is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
28% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, about level with Cornwall’s towns (24%) and above England’s towns (18%). Half of Goldsithney is older than 47, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Goldsithney | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Goldsithney. Best known first.
MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall300 m outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin Estate4.6 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · National TrustGodolphin House4.6 km outside town, to the east
CastleSt Michael's Mount Castle2.7 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumMarizion Museum2.1 km outside town, to the westCastleCastlePengersick Castle3.6 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | — | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Marazion | 1,350 | 1.4 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 2.3 | — | D | A− | B− |
| St Erth | 1,128 | 2.8 | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Longrock | 1,983 | 3.9 | — | D− | C− | C |
| Hayle | 9,040 | 4.5 | D− | D− | C− | C |
| Penzance | 14,957 | 4.7 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Carbis Bay | 3,967 | 5 | C+ | D− | A− | B |
Marazion, Crowlas, St Erth and Longrock have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Places are handled by Cornwall council.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Part of it is in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site.
Against all UK towns, it grades B+.
Village in Cornwall, England
Goldsithney is a built-up area of 1,346 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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