Mount Hawke’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Mount Hawke’s built-up area.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Mount HawkeCornwall
A village of 1,593 in Cornwall, South West.
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Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,593
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£225K
68 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.5
25% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Mount Hawke a good place to live?
Mount Hawke has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): primary results beat 93% of towns in England. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £225,000, 4.9 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.
What makes Mount Hawke stand out
The 3 things Mount Hawke does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results beat 93%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
25% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Mount Hawke grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Mount Hawke is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 93% of towns in EnglandA+Open →Cost of livingrent £1,000 a monthDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →WalkabilityC−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £53,735; 3.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →Safety21 violent and sexual offences and 6.9 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026BOpen →HealthLife expectancy 81.7 for men, 85.9 for womenBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryC+Open →Outdoors85% live within 400 m of a park; 6% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeBOpen →Civic life3.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mount Hawke.
SchoolsA+
Results at Mount Hawke’s schools beat 96% of towns in England
Mount Hawke Academy’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
A+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hawke AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 241 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade D
Mount Hawke is a town of owners: 69% of households own their home, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Mount Hawke is above both Cornwall’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 7% of households live in social housing.
£225Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mount Hawke£225K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £368,250 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £286,500 | 8 |
| Terraced | £201,525 | 42 |
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
23%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,634
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Mount Hawke, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Mount Hawke comes below both Cornwall’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. The median resident of Mount Hawke is 47.5 years old.
47.5median age
Mount HawkeCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Mount Hawke | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Commuters in Mount Hawke travel far: only 15% go under 5 km, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Mount Hawke, that is below both Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 10% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Bus2%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 23% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Mount Hawke has 5 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 21% of its homes were built before 1919.
5listed buildingsC+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
31
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Mount Hawke has less crime per resident than 61% of UK towns
Police recorded 72 crimes inside Mount Hawke’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 61% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
21violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 40% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual44
Damage & arson12
Public order5
Other theft2
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Other crime2
Shoplifting1
Anti-social1
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.
21
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
72
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Life expectancy in Mount Hawke is longer than in 78% of UK towns
Women here live to 85.9 on average and men to 81.7 (2019–23). Mount Hawke has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away. 22% of residents have a disability, close to Cornwall’s towns (22%) and above England’s towns (17%).
80%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Mount Hawke | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
81.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Scorrier House and 4 more in and around Mount Hawke
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mount Hawke. Best known first.
Historic houseHistoric houseScorrier House3.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumSt Agnes Museum2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBlue Hills Tin Streams3.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumRedruth Old Cornwall Society Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMoseley Heritage Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSt Agnes Museum2 km outside town, to the northMuseumBlue Hills Tin Streams3.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumRedruth Old Cornwall Society Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMoseley Heritage Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- St Agnes Museum: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Hills Tin Streams: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mount Hawke
14pages on Mount Hawke
The big questions
SafetyB21 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £225K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing28 sold in 12 months · busiest street Charlotte CloseSchoolsA+1 state schoolHealthBLife expectancy 81.7 (men), 85.9 (women)Work & commuteC44% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Mount Hawke’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
St AgnesSt DayRedruthPortreathCarharrackIlloganPool and IlloganMount Hawke
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hawke | 1,593 | — | — | D | B | B |
| St Agnes | 3,253 | 1.9 | B+ | D− | B+ | B+ |
| St Day | 1,432 | 3.1 | — | D | C | C |
| Redruth | 15,455 | 3.3 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Portreath | 1,218 | 3.7 | — | D− | B− | B− |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 3.7 | — | D | A− | C |
| Illogan | 1,096 | 4.1 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Pool and Illogan | 8,588 | 4.2 | D− | D | D | C |
St Day, Portreath, Carharrack and Illogan have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mount Hawke
Are schools in Mount Hawke good?
Primary results beat 93% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Who lives in Mount Hawke?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 25% of residents were 65 or over and 30% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 14% were under 15.
How much is council tax in Mount Hawke?
Band D council tax in Mount Hawke is £2,634 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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 Mount Hawke
Village in Cornwall, England
Mount Hawke is a built-up area of 1,593 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
- 1,593 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006990
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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