Cawsand and Kingsand
Cawsand and Kingsand is a village in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Devonport, 5.5 km away. There were around 4 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 Cawsand and Kingsand 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.
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 179th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% of them.
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
18°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 18° · 68% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 18° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:48Sunset 19:37
12h 49m 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 · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026▼ 64% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Millbrook & Rame · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
- RETAIL CRIME
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
36 food businesses within 2 miles
- 33 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Devonport (5.5 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Devonport (5.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£277,801 average▲ 3.7% YoY
Across Cornwall · to 2026-06
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: 158.9p · Esso (4.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (6.5 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
48 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: West Street Carpark (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds3
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)
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
- In a conservation area (KINGSAND / CAWSAND)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 137 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
Anna Gelderd
Labour
South East Cornwall
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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 & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,715 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
56% low-carbon electricity
Solar 44% · Gas 37% · Wind 10% · Imports 7%
152 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 South East Cornwall:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership545 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 452 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office425 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership383 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test293 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kingsand · 0.1 kmKingsand and Cawsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. The villages are situated on the Rame Peninsula and are in the parish of Maker-with-Rame.
St Paul's Church, Kingsand · 0.2 kmSt Paul's Church is a former Church of England church in Kingsand, Cornwall, England, UK. Built in 1881–82, the church ceased use as a place of worship after 1943 and is now used as the Maker with Rame Community Hall.
Maker-with-Rame · 0.3 kmMaker-with-Rame is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Rame Peninsula, approximately four miles (6.5 km) south of Saltash and two miles (3 km) west of Plymouth.
Cawsand · 0.3 kmCawsand and Kingsand are twin villages in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula and is in the parish of Maker-with-Rame.
St Andrew's Church, Cawsand · 0.4 kmSt Andrew's Church is a Church of England church in Cawsand, Cornwall, England, UK. The church was built in 1877–78 and has been Grade II listed since 1987.
Cawsand Bay · 0.5 kmCawsand Bay is a bay on the southeast coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cawsand and Kingsand?
- Cawsand and Kingsand is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- How deprived is Cawsand and Kingsand?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Cawsand and Kingsand, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.