Lanner’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Lanner’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →
LannerCornwall
A village of 2,164 in Cornwall, South West.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,164
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£275K
77 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.8
22% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Lanner a good place to live?
Lanner has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A−): 18 violent and sexual offences and 4.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £275,000, 6 years of area income; rent £1,000 a month.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
What makes Lanner stand out
The 3 things Lanner does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
33% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
47% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Lanner grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Lanner is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingrent £1,000 a monthD−Open →WalkabilityDOpen →Hazard risk2.4% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →SafetyA−Open →Jobs & income2.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →HealthCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 39% of towns in England; secondary results beat 59% of towns in EnglandB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryB−Open →Outdoors65% live within 400 m of a park; 1.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC−Open →Civic life0.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Carn Brea Castle and 9 more in and around Lanner
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lanner. Best known first.
CastleCarn Brea Castle2.5 km outside town, to the west
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine3.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumKing Edward Mine4.9 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseScorrier House3.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines3.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House4 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © 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
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lanner.
HousingCost of living grade D−
Private renting is less common in Lanner than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 12%
Owners make up 75% of households, above Cornwall’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. The median sale, £275,000, comes from 77 standard sales inside Lanner’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
£275Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lanner£275K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £325,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 20 |
| Terraced | £266,000 | 28 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,563
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsB−
Exam results at Lanner’s schools trail 51% of towns in England
Its one school is below. Lanner Primary School’s results beat 95% of schools in England like it. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 48.1, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
B−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanner Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 209 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Only 7% of commuters in Lanner go to work without a car, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £45K a year before tax. 26% of commuters travelled under 5 km, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried nine in ten commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Lanner, 2% work in the town itself.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 7% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Lanner has less crime per resident than 78% of UK towns
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 80 offences in Lanner and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 63% of recorded crime.
18violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 61% 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 & sexual50
Damage & arson9
Other theft8
Public order4
Burglary2
Drugs2
Vehicle crime2
Other crime2
Anti-social2
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.
18
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
80
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
Good or very good health: 82% of Lanner’s residents
The nearest A&E to Lanner is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 5.9 miles away. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, between Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Lanner: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. Life expectancy here is 82.9 for women and 78.4 for men (2019–23).
82%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Lanner | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 17% |
78.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Lanner keeps more of its old housing than Cornwall or England’s towns: 33% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Lanner has 5 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. It has 23 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than Cornwall’s towns (56) and near England’s towns (39).
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
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
23
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
An older village: 22% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Cornwall’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Lanner is 46.8. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
46.8median age
LannerCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lanner | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lanner
14pages on Lanner
The big questions
SafetyA−18 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingD−Median home £275K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing18 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lanner HillSchoolsB−1 state schoolHealthCLife expectancy 78.4 (men), 82.9 (women)Work & commuteC47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Lanner’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CarharrackSt DayRedruthFour LanesStithiansPool and IlloganIlloganLanner
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanner | 2,164 | — | — | D− | A− | C |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 1.3 | — | D | A− | C |
| St Day | 1,432 | 1.7 | — | D | C | C |
| Redruth | 15,455 | 1.7 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Four Lanes | 1,579 | 2 | — | D | B | C− |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 2.3 | — | D− | A− | B |
| Pool and Illogan | 8,588 | 3.1 | D− | D | D | C |
| Illogan | 1,096 | 3.5 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
Carharrack, St Day, Four Lanes, Stithians and Illogan have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lanner
Does Lanner flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Is Lanner safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
About Lanner
Village in Cornwall, England
Lanner is a built-up area of 2,164 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
- 2,164 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- E63007024
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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