Threemilestone’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Threemilestone’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ThreemilestoneCornwall
A town of 2,854 in Cornwall, South West. Secondary school results beat 91% of towns in England.
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Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,854
Census 2021 · Cornwall council
Median home
£285K
104 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.6
24% are 65+ · Cornwall 24%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
26%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B
#2 of 35 in Cornwall
Is Threemilestone a good place to live?
Threemilestone grades B overall against UK towns: better than 62% of UK towns, and #2 of 35 in Cornwall. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 26% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D−): median sale £285,000, 6.2 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.
What makes Threemilestone stand out
The 3 things Threemilestone does most differently from other towns.
Secondary results, towns in England
Schools
Secondary results beat 91%
of towns in England, on GCSE results (Attainment 8, English and maths)
Primary results beat 60%. Department for Education.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
24% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
42% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
How Threemilestone grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Threemilestone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Cost of livingrent £1,000 a monthD−Open →WalkabilityAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 60% of towns in England; secondary results beat 91% of towns in EnglandA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 79.1 for men, 81 for womenCOpen →Jobs & incomeMean household income £51,688; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →Safety22.4 violent and sexual offences and 6.4 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026BOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingDOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 3.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsA−Open →Civic life2.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Threemilestone.
HousingCost of living grade D−
Threemilestone is a town of owners: 69% of households own their home, above Cornwall’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Threemilestone is above both Cornwall’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 7% of households.
£285Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Threemilestone£285K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £282,500 | 49 |
| Terraced | £243,500 | 17 |
| Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | 5 |
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,000
average private rent a month, Cornwall council area
£2,469
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
SchoolsA−
Results at Threemilestone’s schools beat 79% of towns in England
Richard Lander School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. Its two schools are below.
A−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threemilestone SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 409 | B− |
| Richard Lander SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,561 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
History
1 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Threemilestone has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 5% of its homes were built before 1919.
1listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
5%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
4
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
More commuters in Threemilestone work nearby than in Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 59% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Threemilestone comes above both Cornwall’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 71% of commuters at the census.
26%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving71%
On foot18%
Bus4%
Bicycle4%
Train1%
59%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
23%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A
Walkability: more walkable than 92% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Threemilestone has fewer young adults than Cornwall’s towns or England’s towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24
For Threemilestone, that is below both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). 24% of residents are 65 or over. Half the people of Threemilestone are older than 45.6.
45.6median age
ThreemilestoneCornwallEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Threemilestone | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 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
Health
Life expectancy in Threemilestone is shorter than in 77% of UK towns
Women here live to 81 on average and men to 79.1 (2019–23). 20% of residents have a disability, below Cornwall’s towns (22%) but above England’s towns (17%). One GP practice serves the town.
82%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Threemilestone | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
79.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Safety
Threemilestone has less crime per resident than 59% of UK towns
Police recorded 130 crimes inside Threemilestone’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
22.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 63% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual71
Shoplifting12
Damage & arson11
Public order11
Other theft10
Burglary4
Other crime4
Vehicle crime3
Anti-social15
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.
22.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
130
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Truro Cathedral and 3 more in and around Threemilestone
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Threemilestone. Best known first.
CathedralTruro Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumRoyal Cornwall Museum3.6 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryNew County Hall2.6 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseHistoric houseScorrier House4.2 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Truro Cathedral: tracey maclean, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Cornwall Museum: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- New County Hall: Andrew Le Couteur Bisson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Threemilestone
14pages on Threemilestone
The big questions
SafetyB22.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingD−Median home £285K · rent £1,000 a monthHousing30 sold in 12 months · busiest street Glenthorne RoadSchoolsA−2 state schoolsHealthCLife expectancy 79.1 (men), 81 (women)Work & commuteB+46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Threemilestone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ShortlanesendTruroCarnon Downs and DevoranPerranarworthalSt DayCarharrackMount HawkeThreemilestone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threemilestone | 2,854 | — | B | D− | B | C |
| Shortlanesend | 1,427 | 2.4 | — | D− | A− | A− |
| Truro | 23,060 | 2.4 | D | D− | D | C |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran | 2,129 | 3 | — | D− | A | A− |
| Perranarworthal | 1,305 | 3.5 | — | D− | A+ | A |
| St Day | 1,432 | 3.6 | — | D | C | C |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 3.7 | — | D | A− | C |
| Mount Hawke | 1,593 | 4.4 | — | D | B | B |
Shortlanesend, Carnon Downs and Devoran, Perranarworthal, St Day, Carharrack and Mount Hawke have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Threemilestone
Are schools in Threemilestone good?
Primary results are closer to the middle, beating 60%. Threemilestone has 2 state schools; places are handled by Cornwall council.
Does Threemilestone flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Threemilestone
Town in Cornwall, England
Threemilestone is a built-up area of 2,854 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
- 2,854 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cornwall
- County
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63007000
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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