Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,569 in Cornwall, South West.
St Blazey grades D overall against UK towns: better than 9% of UK towns, and #20 of 35 in Cornwall. Its strongest subject is schools (B): primary results beat 45% of towns in England; secondary results beat 65% of towns in England. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 11% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £210,000 in the last three years, 4.6 times what households in the Cornwall council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things St Blazey 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 St Blazey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 24 buildings inside St Blazey’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
18% 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 St Blazey. Best known first.
GardenEden Project1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseTregrehan House300 m outside town, to the west
GardenPinetum Gardens500 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionCornwall FootballGolf Park600 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumThe Core1.3 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St Blazey.
On this, St Blazey is below both Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Over-65s are 22% of the population. St Blazey has a median age of 44.2.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| St Blazey | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biscovey AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 198 | C |
Half the homes sold went for more than £210K, below both Cornwall’s towns (£279K) and England’s towns (£308K).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £299,750 | 56 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 115 |
| Terraced | £179,750 | 82 |
| Flat or maisonette | £96,900 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the comparison, St Blazey comes below both Cornwall’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 82.3 on average and men to 78.6 (2019–23). 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.
| Census 2021 | St Blazey | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
For St Blazey, that is above both Cornwall’s towns (25) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 415 crimes inside St Blazey’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 35 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage come to 11.4 per 1,000 residents a year.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
St Blazey sits below both Cornwall’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%) on this measure. The car carried 86% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
St Blazey has 24 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 4 Grade II*. 18% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
24 listed buildings in St Blazey.
Leek Seed Chapel: Photo: Mutney · CC0 · Church of St Blaize: Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Britannia Inn: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Cornish Arms Inn: Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Blazey | 6,569 | — | D | C− | C | C |
| Tywardreath | 2,589 | 1.1 | C− | D− | B | B− |
| Carlyon Bay | 1,174 | 1.5 | — | D− | B+ | B+ |
| St Austell | 24,361 | 2.6 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 2.9 | — | C | D | C |
| Fowey | 2,027 | 3.5 | — | D− | C+ | B− |
| Lostwithiel | 3,067 | 4.5 | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Bugle | 2,430 | 4.5 | — | C− | D− | C |
Carlyon Bay, Penwithick, Fowey and Bugle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 75% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Police recorded 415 crimes inside St Blazey’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 56% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
By type: flats £96,900, terraced houses £179,750, semi-detached houses £220,000 and detached houses £299,750. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026. Household incomes are lower than in 90% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C−.
Town in Cornwall, England
St Blazey is a built-up area of 6,569 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.