Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel, #1 on this list · Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cornwall rankings · Hazard risk

Towns with the lowest flood risk in Cornwall

Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel and Threemilestone share first place on flood risk among Cornwall’s 35 towns of 2,500+; 2 of the 35 grade A− or better against UK towns.

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The rank across England, Scotland and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

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Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel

3,506 people

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

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Threemilestone

2,854 people

No homes at high or medium flood risk·#43 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

Probus

2,565 people

0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk·#819 of 2,452 in England, Scotland and Wales

All 35 towns, ranked

Flood risk grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland and Wales links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

T1Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel3,506 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

T1Threemilestone2,854 peopleA#43 of 2,452 nationallyno homes at high or medium flood risk

3Probus2,565 peopleB#819 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

4Liskeard10,901 peopleB#833 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

5Newquay24,543 peopleB⁻#986 of 2,452 nationally0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

6Truro23,060 peopleB⁻#1,098 of 2,452 nationally0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

7Saltash15,433 peopleB⁻#1,107 of 2,452 nationally0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

8St Columb Major3,663 peopleB⁻#1,195 of 2,452 nationally0.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

9Camborne20,445 peopleC⁺#1,391 of 2,452 nationally0.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

10Wadebridge5,626 peopleC⁺#1,475 of 2,452 nationally0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T11Pool and Illogan8,588 peopleC⁺#1,484 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T11St Agnes3,253 peopleC⁺#1,484 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

13Porthleven3,118 peopleC⁺#1,506 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

14Falmouth24,066 peopleC⁺#1,513 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

15Torpoint7,163 peopleC#1,524 of 2,452 nationally0.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk

16Bodmin16,904 peopleC#1,545 of 2,452 nationally0.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk

17Camelford2,983 peopleC#1,681 of 2,452 nationally1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T18Carbis Bay3,967 peopleC#1,692 of 2,452 nationally1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T18St Austell24,361 peopleC#1,692 of 2,452 nationally1.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

20Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road3,888 peopleC#1,746 of 2,452 nationally1.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T21Newlyn3,362 peopleC⁻#1,839 of 2,452 nationally1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T21Redruth15,455 peopleC⁻#1,839 of 2,452 nationally1.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

23Callington4,665 peopleC⁻#1,946 of 2,452 nationally2.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T24Launceston8,431 peopleC⁻#1,954 of 2,452 nationally2.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

T24Penryn11,194 peopleC⁻#1,954 of 2,452 nationally2.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

26Helston11,366 peopleC⁻#1,978 of 2,452 nationally2.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk

27Bude7,347 peopleC⁻#2,014 of 2,452 nationally2.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk

28Penzance14,957 peopleD#2,090 of 2,452 nationally3.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk

29Hayle9,040 peopleD#2,113 of 2,452 nationally3.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

30Looe5,314 peopleD#2,271 of 2,452 nationally6.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

31St Ives5,413 peopleD#2,336 of 2,452 nationally8.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk

32St Blazey6,569 peopleD⁻#2,357 of 2,452 nationally11% of homes at high or medium flood risk

33Lostwithiel3,067 peopleD⁻#2,367 of 2,452 nationally12% of homes at high or medium flood risk

34Perranporth2,752 peopleD⁻#2,401 of 2,452 nationally18% of homes at high or medium flood risk

35Tywardreath2,589 peopleD⁻#2,406 of 2,452 nationally19% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Cornwall has the lowest flood risk?

Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel ranks first on flood risk among 35 towns, with an A: no homes at high or medium flood risk. Threemilestone and Probus follow.

How are these towns ranked?

In England and Wales the Hazard risk Grade measures flood risk: the share of the town’s homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales). The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cornwall’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cornwall is on the county page.

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Sources: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, postcodes in areas at risk (June 2026); Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Assessment Wales (May 2026); ONS Census 2021 households by postcode · 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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