Sticker’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Sticker’s built-up area.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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StickerCornwall
Population 819: a village in Cornwall, South West.
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Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
819
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£355K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
61.3
44% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sticker a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Sticker has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. People aged 65 and over make up 44% of residents. 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Sticker stand out
The 3 things Sticker does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
44% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sticker.
Who lives here
Children make up only 7.9% of Sticker, fewer than in Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
28% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.8% of the town. Sticker has a median age of 61.3.
61.3median age
StickerCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
44%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Sticker | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.9% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 44% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.4% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More commuters in Sticker drive than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 90%
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.
Household income came to £46K a year before tax, about level with Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and below England’s towns (£55K). 28% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.2%.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot4%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
33%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£46K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
More households own their home in Sticker than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 89%
1% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up one in ten households, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 37 homes sold inside Sticker’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £355,000.
£355Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sticker£355K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 6 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,489
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
Violence is recorded less often in Sticker than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Per 1,000 residents, 3.1 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 8 crimes inside Sticker’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.8 reports per 1,000, below Cornwall’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were half of the crimes.
9.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Anti-social0
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.
9.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
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
Fewer people in Sticker say their health is good than in Cornwall’s towns or across England’s towns: 76%
A disability affects just over a fifth of people in Sticker. Seeing a GP means leaving Sticker: the nearest practice is 2.7 miles away. The nearest A&E to Sticker is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 11.6 miles away.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Sticker | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.1
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
22% of Sticker’s homes were built before 1919 (Cornwall towns 24%, England’s towns 16%)
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
22%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
61
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Lost Gardens of Heligan and 2 more in and around Sticker
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sticker. Best known first.
GardenGardenThe Lost Gardens of Heligan3.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumHeritage Centre4 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBike Park Kernow4.4 km outside town, to the west
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sticker
13pages on Sticker
The big questions
Safety9.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £355K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chapel HillSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.4 (men), 84.1 (women)Work & commute53% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Sticker’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PolgoothTrewoonSt StephenFoxholeSt AustellNanpeanGrampound RoadSticker
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker | 819 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polgooth | 1,096 | 0.9 | — | D− | A+ | B+ |
| Trewoon | 1,246 | 1.9 | — | D | B | C |
| St Stephen | 2,339 | 2.9 | — | D− | D | C |
| Foxhole | 1,526 | 3 | — | C− | C | C− |
| St Austell | 24,361 | 3.3 | D− | D | D | C− |
| Nanpean | 1,077 | 3.7 | — | C− | B− | C− |
| Grampound Road | 1,160 | 3.8 | — | C− | B− | B− |
Polgooth, Trewoon, St Stephen, Foxhole, Nanpean and Grampound Road have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sticker
How many listed buildings are there in Sticker?
That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Sticker expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £355,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £280,000 and detached houses £375,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
About Sticker
Village in Cornwall, England
Sticker is a built-up area of 819 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
- 819 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006978
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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