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A town of 10,901 in Cornwall, South West.
Liskeard grades D− overall against UK towns: behind almost every UK town. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 19% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (D): 57.4 violent and sexual offences and 16.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 9%. The median home sold for £215,000 in the last three years, 4.7 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 Liskeard 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 Liskeard is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 167 buildings inside Liskeard’s built-up area, 5 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 4 old photos and postcards going back to 1920.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Liskeard.
Violence came to 57.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cornwall’s towns (25) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 1,171 crimes inside Liskeard’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 149 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Liskeard records more crime per resident than 91% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
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
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liskeard Hillfort Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 376 | C |
| Liskeard School and Community CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,115 | C+ |
Liskeard sits below both Cornwall’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) on this measure. 24% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £299,997 | 142 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 124 |
| Terraced | £183,000 | 200 |
| Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | 41 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
That puts Liskeard above both Cornwall’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Liskeard has 167 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 5 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 18% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
On this, Liskeard is above both Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). Women here live to 81.9 on average and men to 78.8 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Liskeard | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
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.
In the comparison, Liskeard comes above both Cornwall’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Household income averages £43K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
For Liskeard, that is below both Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. The median resident of Liskeard is 44.1 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Liskeard | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 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 Liskeard. Best known first.
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone3.4 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkAdrenalin Quarry3.4 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkDobwalls Adventure Park2.6 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteDuloe stone circle4.7 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
167 listed buildings in Liskeard.
Parish Church of St Martin: Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Viaduct Including Adjacent Piers to Earlier Viaduct: Photo: Geof Sheppard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guildhall: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Warehouse (The Furniture Loft): Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0
11 notable people were born in Liskeard.
William Henry Sowden: Charles Rhoads Roberts (author). Lehigh Valley Publishing Company (Allentown, PA), publisher., Public domain · Frances Notley: Frances Eliza Millett Notley, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liskeard | 10,901 | — | D− | D | D | C− |
| St Cleer | 1,144 | 2.3 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 2.4 | — | D | B | C |
| Pensilva | 1,656 | 3.9 | — | C− | A | C |
| Pelynt | 1,144 | 6.7 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Looe | 5,314 | 6.7 | D− | D | C | C+ |
| Callington | 4,665 | 7.3 | D | D− | C− | C |
| Kelly Bray | 1,137 | 7.9 | — | D | A | C |
St Cleer, Dobwalls, Pensilva, Pelynt and Kelly Bray have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 1,171 crimes inside Liskeard’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 53% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
That is 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Liskeard is £2,658 for 2026–27, more than in 93% 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.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 23% of residents were 65 or over and 26% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 17% were under 15.
Town in Cornwall, England
Liskeard is a built-up area of 10,901 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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