Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 722 people live in this village, in Cornwall, South West.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Week St Mary has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 8 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 52% of households own their home outright.
The 3 things Week St Mary does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Week St Mary’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
37% 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 Week St Mary.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 91% of commuters, above Cornwall’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Households take home £45K a year before tax, on average. For every resident in work, Week St Mary has 0.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 17% of households. Social housing holds 7% of households, below Cornwall’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Also worth knowing: half of the 15 standard sales inside Week St Mary’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £307,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £358,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage add up to 2 per 1,000 residents each year. Police recorded 8 crimes inside Week St Mary’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 1.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Cornwall’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 50% of recorded crime.
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.
17% of residents have a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Cornwall’s towns (22%). Week St Mary has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 5.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Week St Mary is Derriford Hospital, 28.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Week St Mary | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Week St Mary keeps 111 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Cornwall’s towns (54) and England’s towns (39) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Degrees are held by 27% of adults. 17% are under 15, about level with England’s towns (18%) and above Cornwall’s towns (16%). Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. The middle age in Week St Mary is 49.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Week St Mary | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week St Mary | 722 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stratton | 1,928 | 5.4 | — | D− | B− | C+ |
| Bude | 7,347 | 5.5 | D− | D− | C− | C+ |
| Holsworthy | 3,472 | 7.7 | D | D | C+ | C+ |
| Launceston | 8,431 | 10 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Withnoe | 1,820 | 11 | — | D | B+ | C |
| Camelford | 2,983 | 12 | D | D | C | B− |
Stratton and Withnoe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 37% of Week St Mary’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Week St Mary is £2,484 for 2026–27, more than in 60% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £307,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £358,000 and detached houses £360,000. Private rents in the Cornwall council area averaged £1,000 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cornwall, England
Week St Mary is a built-up area of 722 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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