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Bugle

Bugle is a village in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 2,873. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bugle, 0.5 km away. There were around 30 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bugle area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cornwall area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 570,308 residents at roughly 161 people per km².

Council
Cornwall
County
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay
Police force
Devon & Cornwall
46/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 179th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% of them.

Low crime85
Home affordability46
Affordable rents51
Good schools16
Life expectancy48
Low deprivation26
Employment57
Low council tax15

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°CSunny

  • Today: 17° / 13° · 18% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:48

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom

Crime

31 reported · July 2026 51% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences18
  • Criminal damage & arson6
  • Other theft3
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Treverbyn & Roche · Devon And Cornwall

Local policing priorities

  • The St Austell Neighbourhood Policing Team are committed to working with partner agencies and the community to tackle anti-social behavio…
  • With our key partners we are working to safeguard members of the community who are at risk of serious harm by exploitation. Exploitation…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

941 reported road collisions (2024)

211 killed or seriously injured · 1,236 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 27 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bugle (0.5 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bugle (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£277,801 average 3.7% YoY

Across Cornwall · to 2026-06

Detached£424,986
Semi-detached£279,195
Terraced£229,445
Flat£146,304

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,004 average monthly rent 3.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £691
  • 2 bed £884
  • 3 bed £1,081

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Morrisons (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Morrisons (10.1 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Esam Building (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches4
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

570,308 residents in Cornwall · 161/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 83 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,591 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 287,200)

A £1,727
B £2,015
C £2,303
D £2,591
E £3,167
F £3,742
G £4,318
H £5,182

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

298 schools · 73,481 pupils

235 primary · 31 secondary · 32 other

Ofsted: 95 of 120 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

279inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Brannel SchoolGood
  • Budehaven Community SchoolGood
  • Callington Community CollegeGood
  • Camborne Science and International AcademyGood
  • Cape Cornwall SchoolGood
  • Helston Community CollegeGood
  • Humphry Davy SchoolGood
  • Launceston CollegeGood
  • Mounts Bay AcademyGood
  • Mullion SchoolGood
  • Poltair SchoolGood
  • Wadebridge SchoolGood
  • Pool AcademyRequires improvement
  • Bodmin College
  • Falmouth School
  • Fowey River Academy
  • Hayle Academy
  • Liskeard School and Community College
  • Looe Community Academy
  • Newquay Tretherras
  • Penair School
  • Penrice Academy
  • Penryn College
  • Redruth School
  • Richard Lander School
  • Saltash Community School
  • Sir James Smith's School
  • St Ives School
  • The Roseland Academy
  • Torpoint Community College
  • Treviglas Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cornwall

Care & health services

555 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes199
  • GP practices76
  • Dentists107
  • Homecare agencies118
  • Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cornwall

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

1,111 applications decided

92.3% granted · 1,025 granted, 86 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Noah Law

Labour

St Austell and Newquay

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 4
  • Con 7
  • LD 26
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 20
  • Oth 27

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

29,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

18 jobs advertised · £37,690 avg

e.g. Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Bugle – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Bugle – Flexible & Remote, Online Chinese Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£679 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,630 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

37% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 316,885 certificates

12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

67% low-carbon electricity

Solar 59% · Gas 27% · Imports 6% · Wind 6%

112 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60 women · 60.2 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in St Austell and Newquay:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Bugle, Cornwall · 0.1 km

    Bugle is a village in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Treverbyn and is situated about five miles (8 km) north of St Austell on the A391 road. The 2011 Census for the ward of Bugle which i…

  • Carnsmerry · 0.4 km

    Carnsmerry is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. It is half a mile south-west of Bugle and lies at around 520 feet (160 m) above sea level. Carnsmerry is in the civil parish of Treverbyn.

  • Bugle railway station · 0.5 km

    Bugle railway station serves the village of Bugle in Cornwall, England. The station is situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, 288 miles 3 chains measured from the zero point at London Paddington. All trains are operated…

  • Molinnis · 0.6 km

    Molinnis is a hamlet in Cornwall, England. It is half a mile north of Bugle.

  • Hallew · 0.7 km

    Hallew is a hamlet in the parish of Treverbyn, Cornwall, England.

  • Bilberry, Cornwall · 1.2 km

    Bilberry is a rural hamlet in mid Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the outskirts of the village of Bugle. It is approximately five miles (8 km) north of St Austell on the B3278 in the china clay extraction area.…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Bugle?
Bugle is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
What is the population of Bugle?
Bugle has an approximate settlement population of 2,873.
How deprived is Bugle?
The Cornwall local authority, which includes Bugle, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.