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A village of 1,534 in Cornwall, South West.
Mylor Bridge has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A+): 9.7 violent and sexual offences and 2.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £435,000, 9.5 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 3 things Mylor Bridge 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 Mylor Bridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Mylor Bridge’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Mylor Bridge. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle2.8 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castle2.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall2.2 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings2 km outside town, to the south
CastleLittle Dennis3.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mylor Bridge.
For Mylor Bridge, that is above both Cornwall’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). 10% of residents are children under 15. Half the people of Mylor Bridge are older than 61.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Mylor Bridge | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 44% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mylor Bridge Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 146 | B |
Mylor Bridge sits below both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. 77% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £545,000 | 53 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 15 |
| Flat or maisonette | £172,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cornwall’s towns (25.1) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 34 crimes inside Mylor Bridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 59% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
Women here live to 89.2 on average and men to 83.5 (2019–23). Mylor Bridge has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.7 miles away. At the census, 78% of people in Mylor Bridge called their health good or very good, close to Cornwall’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Mylor Bridge | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
That puts Mylor Bridge above both Cornwall’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). Mylor Bridge’s listed buildings include Church of Saint Mylor, Grade I. Mylor Bridge has 38 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Mylor Bridge is below both Cornwall’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). 81% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | — | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 1.9 | C+ | D | B | C+ |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 2.3 | C | D− | C | C+ |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 2.5 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 2.6 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 4.4 | — | D− | A− | B |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 5 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Truro | 23,060 | 5.4 | D | D− | D | C |
Carnon Downs and Devoran, Perranarworthal, Stithians and Mawnan Smith have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Saint Mylor. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £435,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £172,000, terraced houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £310,000 and detached houses £545,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Mylor Bridge is a built-up area of 1,534 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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