Stenalees’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Stenalees’ built-up area.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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StenaleesCornwall
A village of 796 in Cornwall, South West.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Wayland Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
796
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£210K
27 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.2
17% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
18%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Stenalees a good place to live?
Stenalees has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Stenalees stand out
The 3 things Stenalees does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cornwall 30%.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Eden Project and 5 more in and around Stenalees
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stenalees. Best known first.
GardenEden Project3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works1.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseTregrehan House4.8 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenPinetum Gardens5 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCornwall FootballGolf Park4.4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThe Core4 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tregrehan House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinetum Gardens: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stenalees.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Stenalees hold a degree than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 18%
Over-65s are 17% of the population. Stenalees has a median age of 43.2. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
43.2median age
StenaleesCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level18%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stenalees | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Stenalees
There is one school here; it is shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 38% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 214 pupils attend Stenalees’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treverbyn AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 214 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 5% of commuters in Stenalees go to work without a car, fewer than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £44K a year before tax, on average. The car took 93% of commuters, above Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 35% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Bus1%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£44K
mean household income, before tax
2.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
A home in Stenalees sells for £210K, less than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 17% of households, below Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 71% of households own their home. The social rented sector houses just over one in ten households.
£210Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Stenalees£210K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 10 |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 9 |
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,464
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Stenalees records more violent crime per resident than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns, at 31.1 per 1,000 a year
47 crimes and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Stenalees’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 51% of the crimes. Homes see 9.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
31.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual24
Damage & arson12
Other theft5
Public order2
Burglary1
Drugs1
Theft from person1
Other crime1
Anti-social8
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.
31.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
47
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
More people in Stenalees live with a disability than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 24%
Seeing a GP means leaving Stenalees: the nearest practice is 2.7 miles away. Three quarters of people in Stenalees rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Stenalees is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 15.3 miles away.
75%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 19%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Stenalees | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 22% | 17% |
79.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
History
Old homes shape Stenalees: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 2 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. For its size, Stenalees has 25 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
29%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
25
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stenalees
13pages on Stenalees
The big questions
Safety31.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £210K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street Stannary RoadSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.8 (men), 82.6 (women)Work & commute41% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Stenalees’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PenwithickBugleRocheSt AustellTrewoonFoxholeNanpeanStenalees
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenalees | 796 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penwithick | 1,706 | 0.9 | — | C | D | C |
| Bugle | 2,430 | 1.3 | — | C− | D− | C |
| Roche | 2,311 | 2.6 | — | C− | B− | C− |
| St Austell | 24,361 | 2.6 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Trewoon | 1,246 | 2.9 | — | D | B | C |
| Foxhole | 1,526 | 3.3 | — | C− | C | C− |
| Nanpean | 1,077 | 3.5 | — | C− | B− | C− |
Penwithick, Bugle, Roche, Trewoon, Foxhole and Nanpean have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Stenalees
How many listed buildings are there in Stenalees?
2 on Historic England’s list.
Is Stenalees expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
About Stenalees
Village in Cornwall, England
Stenalees is a built-up area of 796 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
- Population
- 796 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006928
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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