Mawgan Porth’s story
No listed buildings inside Mawgan Porth’s built-up area
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Mawgan PorthCornwall
With 487 residents, it is a village in Cornwall, South West.
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Photo: Talskiddy at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
Population
487
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£704K
28 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.4
30% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
39%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Mawgan Porth a good place to live?
Mawgan Porth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. The median home sold for £703,750. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents. Pre-1919 homes make up 28% of the housing.
What makes Mawgan Porth stand out
The 3 things Mawgan Porth does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.5 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mawgan Porth.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Mawgan Porth, fewer than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The middle age in Mawgan Porth is 52.4. Graduates make up 39% of adults.
52.4median age
Mawgan PorthCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level39%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mawgan Porth | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 26% in Mawgan Porth, fewer than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
12% of commuters who live in Mawgan Porth also work there. Working mainly from home: 39% of workers, above Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. At the census, a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
20%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving77%
On foot18%
Train2%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Mawgan Porth own their home: 76%, more than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
2% live in social housing, below both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. The private rented sector houses just over a fifth of households.
£704Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mawgan Porth£704K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,037,500 | 18 |
| Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | 7 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,457
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Mawgan Porth records more violent crime per resident than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns, at 34.3 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 50% of the total. Per 1,000 residents, 4.5 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Reported offences in Mawgan Porth came to 20 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 6.
34.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Other crime4
Public order2
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social6
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.
34.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Is Mawgan Porth a healthy place? 84% of its people say their health is good, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Mawgan Porth is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 13.4 miles away. A disability affects 17% of people locally. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.3 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Mawgan Porth | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Mawgan Porth
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Mawgan Porth has one scheduled monument. Historic England’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mawgan Porth
12pages on Mawgan Porth
The big questions
Safety34.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £704K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Tredragon RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81 (men), 82.6 (women)Work & commute62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards2.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Mawgan Porth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
NewquayQuintrell DownsSt Columb MajorSt MerrynIndian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb RoadSt Newlyn EastPadstowMawgan Porth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mawgan Porth | 487 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newquay | 24,543 | 3.4 | D | D− | D | C+ |
| Quintrell Downs | 1,358 | 3.8 | — | D | C+ | B− |
| St Columb Major | 3,663 | 4.1 | D | D | C− | C+ |
| St Merryn | 1,344 | 4.9 | — | D− | B+ | B− |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 3,888 | 6.1 | D | D | B | C+ |
| St Newlyn East | 1,038 | 6.4 | — | D− | A | B− |
| Padstow | 2,351 | 6.7 | — | D− | B− | B− |
Quintrell Downs, St Merryn, St Newlyn East and Padstow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mawgan Porth
Is Mawgan Porth expensive to live in?
By type: flats £215,000 and detached houses £1,037,500. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Mawgan Porth?
Band D council tax in Mawgan Porth is £2,457 for 2026–27, more than in 53% 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.
About Mawgan Porth
Village in Cornwall, England
Mawgan Porth is a built-up area of 487 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
- Population
- 487 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006886
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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