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A village of 1,878 in Cornwall, South West. 122 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
Mevagissey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 23% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £316,750, 6.9 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 Mevagissey 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 Mevagissey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 122 buildings inside Mevagissey’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*.
35% 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 1937.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mevagissey.
Under-15s account for 13% of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.7%, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). At 55.2, the median resident of Mevagissey sits in the middle of the age range.
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.
| Mevagissey | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
66% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. 160 pupils attend Mevagissey’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mevagissey Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 160 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a third of the total, above Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Mevagissey counts 122 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 4 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
9% of households live in social housing. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. Behind the median of £316,750: 80 standard sales inside Mevagissey’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £510,000 | 35 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 12 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | 20 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,950 | 13 |
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 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
74% of commuters drove to work at the census. Household income came to £46K a year before tax, close to Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and below England’s towns (£55K). There are 0.8 jobs in Mevagissey for each resident in work. Work in town: 18% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Mevagissey is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 13.4 miles away. At the census, 21% of people here had a disability, about level with Cornwall’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town; 57% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Mevagissey | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 55% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 83 offences were reported in Mevagissey, along with 4 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Cornwall’s towns (7.7) and below England’s towns (9.4).
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 Mevagissey. Best known first.
CastleCaerhays Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMevagissey Museumin townAquariumAquariumMevagissey Marine Aquariumin townGardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan1.4 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site · National TrustThe Watch House4.4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Mevagissey.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mevagissey | 1,878 | — | — | D− | B− | B |
| Polgooth | 1,096 | 3.8 | — | D− | A+ | B+ |
| Carlyon Bay | 1,174 | 5 | — | D− | B+ | B+ |
| St Austell | 24,361 | 5 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Trewoon | 1,246 | 5.2 | — | D | B | C |
| St Blazey | 6,569 | 6.3 | D | C− | C | C |
| St Stephen | 2,339 | 6.9 | — | D− | D | C |
| Foxhole | 1,526 | 6.9 | — | C− | C | C− |
Polgooth, Carlyon Bay, Trewoon, St Stephen and Foxhole 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 26.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
Primary results beat 74% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Village in Cornwall, England
Mevagissey is a built-up area of 1,878 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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