Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 1,983 in Cornwall, South West.
Longrock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 20% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £293,000 in the last three years, 6.4 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 Longrock 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 Longrock is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Longrock’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
37% 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 Longrock. Best known first.
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum1.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens2.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseYHA Penzance2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTrereife House3.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
PierSouth Pier1.1 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 Longrock.
Longrock sits above both Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.7% of the town. Half the people of Longrock are older than 53.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Longrock | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Gulval School’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulval SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 223 | A |
That puts Longrock above both Cornwall’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 9% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £430,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £312,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £250,000 | 25 |
| Flat or maisonette | £68,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Longrock is above both Cornwall’s towns (25) and England’s towns (22). Burglary and damage come to 14.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 184 crimes inside Longrock’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Longrock comes below both Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and England’s towns (£55K). For 54% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
For Longrock, that is above both Cornwall’s towns (6.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Longrock is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 21.4 miles away. 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 | Longrock | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Longrock has 6 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longrock | 1,983 | — | — | D− | C− | C |
| Penzance | 14,957 | 1.1 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Newlyn | 3,362 | 2.2 | D | D− | C+ | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 2.4 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Marazion | 1,350 | 2.5 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 3.9 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| St Erth | 1,128 | 4.9 | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Carbis Bay | 3,967 | 5.1 | C+ | D− | A− | B |
Crowlas, Marazion, Goldsithney and St Erth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 1.2 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Police recorded 184 crimes inside Longrock’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 42% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Village in Cornwall, England
Longrock is a built-up area of 1,983 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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