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A village of 1,128 in Cornwall, South West.
St Erth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £310,000, 6.7 years of area income; rent £1,000 a month.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things St Erth 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 Erth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside St Erth’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
40% 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 Erth.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £391,250 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £345,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £255,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Erth Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 105 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
In the comparison, St Erth comes above both Cornwall’s towns (52) and England’s towns (39). St Erth’s listed buildings include Church of Saint Erth, Grade I. St Erth has 31 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For St Erth, that is below both Cornwall’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 88% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
St Erth sits above both Cornwall’s towns (25) and England’s towns (22) on this measure. Police recorded 54 crimes inside St Erth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 12 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage come to 11.3 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
That puts St Erth below both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. St Erth has a median age of 46.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| St Erth | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
81% of St Erth’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 79% across Cornwall’s towns. 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 Erth | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Erth. Best known first.
ZooParadise Park1.2 km outside town, to the north
Fort · National TrustTrencrom Hill2.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumSt Hilary Church, Cornwall3.6 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryCarnsew Art Gallery2.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSt Ives Archive3.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in St Erth.
Davies Gilbert: Painting by Henry Howard RA (31 January 1769 – 5 October 1847); Engraved by John Thompson (25 May 1785–20 February 1866), Public domain · Bernard Rawlings: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain · David Morley Charleston: The Swiss Studios, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Erth | 1,128 | — | — | D− | C | C+ |
| Hayle | 9,040 | 1.8 | D− | D− | C− | C |
| Crowlas | 1,054 | 2.5 | — | D | A− | B− |
| Carbis Bay | 3,967 | 2.7 | C+ | D− | A− | B |
| Goldsithney | 1,346 | 2.8 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Marazion | 1,350 | 3.3 | — | D− | C+ | C |
| Reawla | 1,117 | 3.4 | — | D | B+ | C |
| Connor Downs | 1,482 | 3.7 | — | D− | C | C |
Crowlas, Goldsithney, Marazion, Reawla and Connor Downs have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of Saint Erth. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Police recorded 54 crimes inside St Erth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 61% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 1 report in the year.
GCSE results trail 79% of towns in England, and primary results trail 75% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Village in Cornwall, England
St Erth is a built-up area of 1,128 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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