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A town of 3,067 in Cornwall, South West.
Lostwithiel grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 36% of UK towns, and #6 of 35 in Cornwall. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 85% of towns in England. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £282,500, 6.1 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.
The 3 things Lostwithiel 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 Lostwithiel is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 85 buildings inside Lostwithiel’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 3 old photos and postcards going back to 1913.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lostwithiel.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Lostwithiel’s listed buildings include the Church of St Bartholomew, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Lostwithiel has 277 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 3 of them, Grade I 2. Historic England’s list names 85 listed buildings locally: 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Some 268 pupils attend Lostwithiel’s two primaries. Lostwithiel School’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. At the town’s 2 primary schools, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lostwithiel SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 166 | A− |
38% of adults hold a degree, above Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Lostwithiel has a median age of 51.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Lostwithiel | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
9% live in social housing, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Behind the median of £282,500: 148 standard sales inside Lostwithiel’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £430,000 | 39 |
| Semi-detached | £238,000 | 35 |
| Terraced | £237,500 | 53 |
| Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
17% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Cornwall’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Before tax, the average household brings in £44K a year.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, a fifth of people here had a disability, lower than Cornwall’s towns (22%) yet higher than England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.3% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Lostwithiel | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 151 recorded crimes inside Lostwithiel’s built-up area, and 14 reports of anti-social behaviour. 61% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Per 1,000 residents, 7.6 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year.
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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lostwithiel. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle1 km outside town, to the north
Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House3.6 km outside town, to the northwestFortFortRestormel Roman Fort800 m outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
85 listed buildings in Lostwithiel, 2 of them Grade I.
Church of St Bartholomew: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Freemasons' Hall: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Palace Printers the Old Palace: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0 · Former Carriage Works and Locomotive Shed at Lostwithiel Railway Station: Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0
4 notable people were born in Lostwithiel.
Andy Mackay: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostwithiel | 3,067 | — | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Tywardreath | 2,589 | 3.7 | C− | D− | B | B− |
| St Blazey | 6,569 | 4.5 | D | C− | C | C |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 4.8 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Fowey | 2,027 | 5 | — | D− | C+ | B− |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 5.3 | — | C | D | C |
| Bugle | 2,430 | 5.4 | — | C− | D− | C |
| Carlyon Bay | 1,174 | 5.9 | — | D− | B+ | B+ |
Fowey, Penwithick, Bugle and Carlyon Bay 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 11.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Bartholomew. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results beat 85% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Lostwithiel has 2 state schools; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Town in Cornwall, England
Lostwithiel is a built-up area of 3,067 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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