Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
664 people live in this village in Cornwall, South West.
There are no grades for Madron: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Pre-1919 homes make up 57% of the housing. 34 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I.
The 2 things Madron does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Madron’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
57% 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 Madron. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens500 m outside town, to the southwest
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseYHA Penzance1.4 km outside town, to the south
FortChûn Castle4.8 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseTrereife House2.1 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryNewlyn Orion Gallery2.7 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 Madron.
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.
There are 0.2 jobs in Madron for each resident in work. A fifth of workers worked mainly from home, below Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. A household here earns £42K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Households that own their home make up 46%. The median sale, £325,000, comes from 11 standard sales inside Madron’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £418,500 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 33 crimes inside Madron’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 27.9 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cornwall’s towns (25) and England’s towns (22). 64% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
The nearest A&E to Madron is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 22.9 miles away. Disability touches 25% of the town’s population. Three quarters of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Cornwall’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.2 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Madron | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Madron’s listed buildings include the Church of St Maddern, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 22% of the town’s land, above both Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%). The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The middle age in Madron is 44.5. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, between Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Madron | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
3 notable people were born in Madron.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madron | 664 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penzance | 14,957 | 1.3 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Longrock | 1,983 | 1.8 | — | D− | C− | C |
| Newlyn | 3,362 | 2.2 | D | D− | C+ | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 3.9 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Marazion | 1,350 | 4.3 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| St Just | 1,830 | 5.3 | — | D | C+ | B− |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 5.7 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
Longrock, Crowlas, Marazion, St Just and Goldsithney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 21 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Maddern. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £325,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Madron is a built-up area of 664 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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