Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 949 in Cornwall, South West.
Lelant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Lelant does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Lelant’s built-up area, along with 5 scheduled monuments.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lelant. Best known first.
Art galleryTate St Ives4.1 km outside town, to the northwest · 214K visitors a year (2009)
MuseumBarbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden3.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooParadise Park800 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Leach Pottery4.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lelant.
Children under 15 make up nearly one in ten residents, and on top of that people aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town, below Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Lelant has a median age of 60. 39% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Lelant | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 42% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £48K a year before tax, above Cornwall’s towns (£45K) but below England’s towns (£55K). Working from home was the norm for 42% of workers at the census. About 2% of its commuters stay in Lelant for work. The car carried just over four in five commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
3% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up 10% of households, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). 52 standard sales inside Lelant’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £471,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £547,500 | 28 |
| Semi-detached | £435,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £315,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 56% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cornwall’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police figures for Lelant’s built-up area: 27 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026.
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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Lelant: the nearest practice is 1.3 miles away. 18% of residents have a disability, lower than Cornwall’s towns (22%) and near England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Lelant is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 16.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Lelant | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a fifth of homes were built before 1919. Lelant’s listed buildings include the Church of St Uny, Grade I. It counts 52 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 24% of the town’s land, above Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
3 notable people were born in Lelant.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lelant | 949 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayle | 9,040 | 1.4 | D− | D− | C− | C |
| St Erth | 1,128 | 1.4 | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Carbis Bay | 3,967 | 1.5 | C+ | D− | A− | B |
| St Ives | 5,413 | 2.7 | D− | D− | D | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 3.1 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Connor Downs | 1,482 | 3.4 | — | D− | C | C |
| Reawla | 1,117 | 3.8 | — | D | B+ | C |
St Erth, Crowlas, Connor Downs and Reawla have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 22.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Uny. It also has 5 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Lelant is £2,677 for 2026–27, more than in 94% 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £471,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £435,000 and detached houses £547,500. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Lelant is a built-up area of 949 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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