Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 2,148 in Cornwall, South West.
Mullion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £343,750, 7.5 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 2 things Mullion 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 Mullion is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Mullion’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mullion.
8.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The middle age in Mullion is 52.6. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
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.
| Mullion | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Some 680 pupils attend Mullion’s one primary and one secondary. Both of the town’s schools appear below. Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullion Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 132 | C |
| Mullion SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 548 | C+ |
Households that own their home make up 71%. From September 2023 to August 2026, 88 homes sold inside Mullion’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £343,750. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £460,000 | 48 |
| Semi-detached | £236,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 19 |
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 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 77% of commuters got to work at the census. Households had £46K a year before tax, about level with Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and below England’s towns (£55K). 25% of commuters who live in Mullion also work there. For every resident in work, Mullion has 0.9 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Homes saw 6.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (7.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Over the year to August 2026, 91 offences were reported in Mullion, along with 13 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 54% of the total.
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 Mullion is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 17.9 miles away. Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Mullion said they were in good or very good health. One GP practice serves the town; 82% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Mullion | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 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 shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs 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.
Mullion’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mellanus, Grade I. Before 1919: that is when 17% of homes were built. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mullion. Best known first.
MuseumMarconi Centre900 m outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionArthur4.7 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionGuinevere4.2 km outside town, to the northeastFortFortGunwalloe Cliff Castle1.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMerlin4.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumPredannick Anti-Aircraft Battery3.1 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Mullion.
Andrew George: ©House of Commons / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0 · Ernest Herbert Pitcher: Ambrose McEvoy, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullion | 2,148 | — | — | D− | B | B |
| Lizard | 1,046 | 4.3 | — | D− | A− | B− |
| Porthleven | 3,118 | 5.2 | D | D− | B | B− |
| Helston | 11,366 | 5.5 | D | D | C+ | B− |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 8.6 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 11 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 11 | C | D− | C | C+ |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 11 | C+ | D | B | C+ |
Lizard, Mawnan Smith and Goldsithney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 61% of towns in England, and primary results trail 79% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Mullion has 2 state schools; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Cornwall, England
Mullion is a built-up area of 2,148 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.