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A village of 1,350 in Cornwall, South West.
Marazion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £402,500, 8.8 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 Marazion 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 Marazion is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 71 buildings inside Marazion’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1900.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Marazion. Best known first.
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum4.3 km outside town, to the west
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill4.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall2 km outside town, to the east
PierSouth Pier3.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumTrinity House National Lighthouse Museum4.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marazion.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. At 52, the median resident of Marazion sits in the middle of the age range. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Marazion | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
46% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marazion SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 99 | D− |
Owners make up 51% of households. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. Half of the 28 standard sales inside Marazion’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £402,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £685,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £295,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £455,000 | 10 |
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.
Marazion has 71 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 3 Grade II*. 36% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 1 jobs in Marazion for each resident in work. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 38%, below Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Average household income comes to £45K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
25% of residents have a disability, above Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Self-reported good health: 74% of Marazion’s residents. The nearest A&E to Marazion is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 19.3 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 93% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Marazion | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 66 crimes and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Marazion’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 50% were violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 25.1 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Cornwall’s towns (25) and above England’s towns (22).
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 built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marazion | 1,350 | — | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 1.4 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 1.6 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Longrock | 1,983 | 2.5 | — | D− | C− | C |
| Penzance | 14,957 | 3.3 | D− | D | D | C− |
| St Erth | 1,128 | 3.3 | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Newlyn | 3,362 | 4 | D | D− | C+ | C |
| Carbis Bay | 3,967 | 4.9 | C+ | D− | A− | B |
Goldsithney, Crowlas, Longrock 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.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cornwall council.
That is 21.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Village in Cornwall, England
Marazion is a built-up area of 1,350 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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