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A village of 653 in Cornwall, South West.
St Buryan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 8% of commuters. 52% of homes were built before 1919. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 3 things St Buryan does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside St Buryan’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
52% 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 Buryan.
15% are under 15, below Cornwall’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.4% of residents. Line up the people of St Buryan by age and the one in the middle is 54.
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 Buryan | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 71% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. 61 pupils attend St Buryan’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Buryan Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 61 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 20%, below both Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). Before tax, the average household brings in £43K a year. Work in town: 7% of resident commuters. There are 0.4 jobs in St Buryan for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 21% of households, above Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. 63% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £575,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £287,500 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 95% were violence and sexual offences. Per 1,000 residents, 0.6 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Over the year to August 2026, 40 offences were reported in St Buryan, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.2 reports per 1,000, below Cornwall’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, between Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). St Buryan has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.7 miles away. Four fifths of people in St Buryan rate their own health good or very good.
| Census 2021 | St Buryan | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. St Buryan’s listed buildings include the Church of Saint Buryan, Grade I. Scaled to its population, St Buryan has 444 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39). Historic England’s list names 29 listed buildings here: 1 Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Buryan. Best known first.
MuseumPorthcurno Telegraph Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenMinack Theatre3.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteBlind Fiddler Standing Stone2.6 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteBoscawen-Un Stone Circle1.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumRowena Cade Exhibition3.8 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Merry Maidens Stone Circle2.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Buryan | 653 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newlyn | 3,362 | 3.6 | D | D− | C+ | C |
| St Just | 1,830 | 4.3 | — | D | C+ | B− |
| Penzance | 14,957 | 4.7 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Longrock | 1,983 | 5.7 | — | D− | C− | C |
| Marazion | 1,350 | 7.6 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 8.1 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 8.9 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
St Just, Longrock, Marazion, Crowlas and Goldsithney have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 18.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Saint Buryan. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
By type: terraced houses £287,500, semi-detached houses £280,000 and detached houses £575,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
St Buryan is a built-up area of 653 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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