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A village of 309 in Cornwall, South West.
St Neot has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things St Neot does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside St Neot’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
55% 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 Neot.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than Cornwall’s towns (30%) and near England’s towns (34%). One measure of family life: just over one in ten residents are under 15. St Neot has a median age of 54.5. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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 Neot | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The one school in town appears below. 65% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 100 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Neot Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 100 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households take home £49K a year before tax, on average. The car took 86% of commuters, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. About 6% of its commuters stay in St Neot for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 71% of households, above Cornwall’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area. The £340,000 median rests on 10 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £478,750 | 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 64% of recorded crime. Over the year to August 2026, 11 offences were reported in St Neot. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.5 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.
At the census, nearly a fifth of people here had a disability, between Cornwall’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving St Neot: the nearest practice is 4.6 miles away. Self-reported good health: 82% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2021 | St Neot | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like 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 Neot’s listed buildings include the Church of St Anietus, Grade I. It has 16 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I. Before 1919: that is when 55% of homes were built. Of the town’s land, 19% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Neot. Best known first.
Museum · English HeritageKing Doniert's Stone4.7 km outside town, to the east
FortBury Castle4.8 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkDobwalls Adventure Park2.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCarnglaze Cavern600 m outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 Neot | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dobwalls | 1,683 | 2.6 | — | D | B | C |
| St Cleer | 1,144 | 4 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Liskeard | 10,901 | 4.7 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Pensilva | 1,656 | 6.7 | — | C− | A | C |
| Lostwithiel | 3,067 | 7 | C+ | D− | B− | C+ |
| Bodmin | 16,904 | 7.2 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Pelynt | 1,144 | 7.9 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
Dobwalls, St Cleer, Pensilva and Pelynt have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 21.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Anietus. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £340,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
St Neot is a built-up area of 309 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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