Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 545 residents, it is a village in Cornwall, South West.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Mousehole has no grades; its figures are still real. Pre-1919 homes make up nearly two thirds of the housing. 41% of residents are 65 or over. Homes sell for a median £490,000.
The 3 things Mousehole does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 111 buildings inside Mousehole’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*.
66% 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 1910.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mousehole. Best known first.
MuseumPenlee House, Gallery & Museum3.1 km outside town, to the north
Garden · National TrustTrengwainton Gardens4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseTrereife House3 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseYHA Penzance3.5 km outside town, to the north
Art galleryNewlyn Orion Gallery2.2 km outside town, to the north
PierSouth Pier3.2 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mousehole.
The 15-to-24 age group: 6.5%, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Half of Mousehole is older than 58.9, half younger. Degrees are held by 42% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Mousehole | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 41% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. Mousehole School’s results beat 93% of schools in England like it. 67% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mousehole SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 94 | A |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
69% of commuters drove to work at the census. About 14% of its commuters stay in Mousehole for work. For every resident in work, Mousehole has 1.1 jobs. Household income came to £41K a year before tax, below Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 5% of households, below both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. Renting privately is how 19% of households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £700,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £307,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £422,500 | 18 |
| Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 28 crimes inside Mousehole’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 25% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 10 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cornwall’s towns (7.6) and 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.
The nearest A&E to Mousehole is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 23.5 miles away. At the census, 77% of people in Mousehole called their health good or very good, below both Cornwall’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). This Cornwall town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Mousehole | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Historic England’s list names 111 listed buildings in Mousehole: 4 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover two thirds of the town’s land, above Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mousehole | 545 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newlyn | 3,362 | 1.4 | D | D− | C+ | C |
| Penzance | 14,957 | 2.5 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Longrock | 1,983 | 3.2 | — | D− | C− | C |
| Marazion | 1,350 | 4.2 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 5.1 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 5.4 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| St Just | 1,830 | 6.8 | — | D | C+ | B− |
Longrock, Marazion, Crowlas, Goldsithney and St Just have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 83.6 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Mousehole is £2,718 for 2026–27, more than in 97% 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.
By type: flats £145,000, terraced houses £422,500, semi-detached houses £307,000 and detached houses £700,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Mousehole is a built-up area of 545 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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