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13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. With 3,888 residents, it is a town in Cornwall, South West.
Several subjects drag its grade down. Its weakest subject is schools — primary results beat 5% of towns in England. It also trails on cost of living (D) — a typical home costs £262,500 and rent runs £1,000 a month. Crime is low: 21.9 violent and sexual offences and 6.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The overall grade comes out at D, better than 7% of UK towns. That places it #22 of 35 in Cornwall. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road 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 Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road’s built-up area, and 2 scheduled monuments.
24% 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 Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road.
Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 48% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 328 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Queens Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 328 | D |
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below Cornwall’s towns (24%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Line up the people of Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road by age and the one in the middle is 40.4. 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 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
7% live in social housing, below both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. The private rented sector houses 22% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £333,500 | 56 |
| Semi-detached | £247,500 | 50 |
| Terraced | £212,000 | 33 |
| Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 44% were violence and sexual offences. Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road logged 230 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 15 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 4.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Cornwall’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
There is no GP practice in Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road: the nearest is 2.8 miles off. The nearest A&E to Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 11 miles away. A disability affects nearly a fifth of people in the town.
| Census 2021 | Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road has 0.9 jobs. 85% of commuters drove, above Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Households take home £44K a year before tax, on average. About 15% of its commuters stay in Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 24%. Per 10,000 residents, Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road counts 21 listed buildings, below Cornwall’s towns (56) and England’s towns (39) alike. Also worth knowing: this Cornwall town has 2 scheduled monuments.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road. Best known first.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 3,888 | — | D | D | B | C+ |
| St Dennis | 2,363 | 2.5 | — | C− | C− | C− |
| St Columb Major | 3,663 | 2.8 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| Nanpean | 1,077 | 3.3 | — | C− | B− | C− |
| St Stephen | 2,339 | 3.7 | — | D− | D | C |
| Foxhole | 1,526 | 3.9 | — | C− | C | C− |
| Quintrell Downs | 1,358 | 4.1 | — | D | C+ | B− |
| Roche | 2,311 | 4.7 | — | C− | B− | C− |
St Dennis, Nanpean, St Stephen, Foxhole, Quintrell Downs and Roche have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Cornwall, England
Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road is a built-up area of 3,888 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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