Rose-in-the-bush’s story
Old homes in Rose-in-the-bush: 44% built before 1919
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Rose-in-the-bushCornwall
Some 228 people live in this village, in Cornwall, South West.
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Photo: Stuart Logan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
228
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median age
38.8
24% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
28%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rose-in-the-bush a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Rose-in-the-bush is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 44% of its homes date from before 1919. Mortgage-free owners make up 53% of households. One resident in 5 is 15 to 24.
What makes Rose-in-the-bush stand out
The 3 things Rose-in-the-bush does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Own outright
Housing
53% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 5 is 15 to 24
18% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Flambards Experience and 9 more in and around Rose-in-the-bush
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rose-in-the-bush. Best known first.
Theme parkThe Flambards Experience400 m outside town, to the northwest
ZooCornish Seal Sanctuary2.3 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayHelston Railway4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMuseum of Cornish Life1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseTrevarno Gardens4.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site771 NAS Search and Rescue Sea King100 m outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- The Flambards Experience: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helston Railway: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Cornish Life: Mutney, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevarno Gardens: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rose-in-the-bush.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Rose-in-the-bush than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 9.8% are under 15
24% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Cornwall’s towns (24%) and above England’s towns (18%). Residents of Rose-in-the-bush have a median age of 38.8. Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.
38.8median age
Rose-in-the-bushCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar27%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
40% women, 60% men
About 67 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Rose-in-the-bush | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 27% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Rose-in-the-bush drive than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 63%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £46K a year before tax. 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. At the census, 28% of commuters got to work without a car.
28%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving63%
On foot23%
Bicycle4%
31%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households rent privately in Rose-in-the-bush than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 30%
Owners make up 69% of households. Social housing holds 1% of households, below Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rose-in-the-bush£0K
Typical UK town£277K
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
30%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,482
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Crime recorded by police in Rose-in-the-bush
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 6 recorded crimes inside Rose-in-the-bush’s built-up area, and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 50% of recorded crime. There were 3.2 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Cornwall’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
22.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson2
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
22.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
17% of people in Rose-in-the-bush have a disability, against 22% in Cornwall’s towns and 17% in England’s towns
Nearly four fifths of Rose-in-the-bush’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, about level with Cornwall’s towns (79%) and below England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.8% of the town. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1.6 miles off.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Rose-in-the-bush | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Rose-in-the-bush
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Rose-in-the-bush’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
44%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rose-in-the-bush
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The big questions
Rose-in-the-bush’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HelstonPorthlevenMullionMawnan SmithLizardStithiansTroonRose-in-the-bush
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose-in-the-bush | 228 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Helston | 11,366 | 1.8 | D | D | C+ | B− |
| Porthleven | 3,118 | 2.9 | D | D− | B | B− |
| Mullion | 2,148 | 3.8 | — | D− | B | B |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 6.6 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Lizard | 1,046 | 8 | — | D− | A− | B− |
| Stithians | 1,613 | 8 | — | D− | A− | B |
| Troon | 1,402 | 8 | — | D | D | C− |
Mullion, Mawnan Smith, Lizard, Stithians and Troon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rose-in-the-bush
How much is council tax in Rose-in-the-bush?
Band D council tax in Rose-in-the-bush is £2,482 for 2026–27, more than in 60% 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 Rose-in-the-bush
Village in Cornwall, England
Rose-in-the-bush is a built-up area of 228 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
- 228 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63007082
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.