Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Cornwall, South West, this village has 702 residents.
There are no grades for St Breward: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Nearly half of homes were built before 1919.
The 3 things St Breward does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside St Breward’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
49% 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 St Breward.
Half of St Breward is older than 54.2, half younger. 13% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, below Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| St Breward | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: just over a third of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 34 pupils attend St Breward’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Breward Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 34 | D− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Households had £45K a year before tax, close to Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and below England’s towns (£55K). Among 16 to 64s, 2.3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
12% rent privately, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds nearly one in ten households. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £337,500 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime runs at 15.5 per 1,000 residents a year. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 17 recorded crimes inside St Breward’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were just over four fifths of the crimes. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1 reports per 1,000, below both Cornwall’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
St Breward has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.6 miles away. At the census, nearly a quarter of people here had a disability, above both Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). 5% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2021 | St Breward | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as 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.
St Breward’s listed buildings include the Church of St Brueredus, Grade I. For its size, St Breward has 242 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39). Historic England’s list names 17 listed buildings locally: 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Breward | 702 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camelford | 2,983 | 4.3 | D | D | C | B− |
| Delabole | 1,779 | 4.7 | — | D | B | B− |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 6.3 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Egloshayle | 1,185 | 6.6 | — | D− | B | B |
| Wadebridge | 5,626 | 7.1 | D | D− | C− | B |
| Rock | 1,156 | 9.4 | — | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 10 | — | D | B | C |
Delabole, Egloshayle, Rock and Dobwalls have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Brueredus. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in St Breward is £2,461 for 2026–27, more than in 54% 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.
Village in Cornwall, England
St Breward is a built-up area of 702 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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