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A village in Cornwall, South West, home to 643 people.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so St Mawes has none; the figures on this page are still real. The median sale price is £1,028,750. 37 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 39% of the population.
The 3 things St Mawes does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside St Mawes’ built-up area, along with 3 scheduled monuments.
35% 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 Mawes.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%. 8.5% are under 15, below Cornwall’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Residents of St Mawes have a median age of 56.7. Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| St Mawes | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 39% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
55% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. 24 pupils attend St Mawes’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mawes Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 24 | D− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 1.3. The car took 64% of commuters, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Nearly half of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 22% of households, above both Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. Also worth knowing: the owner-occupied share of households is 62%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,950,000 | 16 |
| Terraced | £720,750 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% of recorded crime. St Mawes logged 21 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 1 complaints of anti-social conduct. Burglary and damage came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than Cornwall’s towns (7.6) yet lower than England’s towns (9.4).
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 Mawes has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away. At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, between Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to St Mawes is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | St Mawes | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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.
Just over a third of homes were built before 1919. Of St Mawes’ land, 22% lies in conservation areas, above Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Mawes. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageSt Mawes Castlein town
Castle · English HeritagePendennis Castle1.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryFalmouth Art Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumNational Maritime Museum Cornwall2.5 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryFalmouth Municipal Buildings3.2 km outside town, to the west
CastleLittle Dennis1.8 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: 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 Mawes | 643 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Falmouth | 24,066 | 3 | C | D− | C | C+ |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,534 | 3.3 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Penryn | 11,194 | 4.6 | C+ | D | B | C+ |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 5.3 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Mawnan Smith | 1,001 | 5.4 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 5.9 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| Truro | 23,060 | 7.3 | D | D− | D | C |
Mylor Bridge, Carnon Downs and Devoran, Mawnan Smith and Perranarworthal have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: terraced houses £720,750 and detached houses £1,950,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
That is 23.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is St Mawes Castle, Gatehouse, Blockhouse, Magazine and Outer Defences. It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Village in Cornwall, England
St Mawes is a built-up area of 643 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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