Hayle
Hayle is a town in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 8,210. It has 1 pharmacy and around 15 restaurants and cafés, along with 22 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hayle, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £319,992, and there were around 83 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 Hayle 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
16°CSunny
- Today: 16° / 13° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:50
13h 4m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Crime
66 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences27
- Anti-social behaviour15
- Criminal damage & arson8
- Shoplifting7
1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Hayle Foundry · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- To reduce Anti Social Behaviour and provide reassurance to the community, reduce repeat demand, and build sustainable long-term solutions…
- Drug dealing and misuse linked to local harm and community concern. Reduce visible drug activity, safeguard vulnerable individuals, and i…
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
107 food businesses within 2 miles
- 105 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hayle (0.2 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hayle (0.3 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 161.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Asda (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools9
- Sports pitches13
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds12
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 (HAYLE)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 161 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
Perran Moon
Labour
Camborne and Redruth
Recent votes:
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens42
- Restaurants & cafés23
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,715 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
113 jobs advertised · £38,703 avg
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Courier (Truro), Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats
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
52% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Solar 43% · Wind 9% · Imports 2%
183 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Camborne and Redruth:
- Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 739 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership543 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s416 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership411 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office349 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Hayle railway station · 0.3 km
Hayle railway station serves the small town of Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is on the Cornish Main Line 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Penzance, 319 miles 31 chains from the zero point at London Paddington measu…
Hayle · 0.3 kmHayle is a port town and civil parish in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated at the mouth of the Hayle River and is approximately seven miles (11 km) northeast of Penzance.
St Elwyn's Church, Hayle · 0.4 kmSt Elwyn’s Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK.
St Michael's Hospital, Hayle · 0.5 kmSt Michael's Hospital is a small hospital located in Hayle, Cornwall, England run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.
Paradise Park, Cornwall · 0.6 kmParadise Park is a wildlife sanctuary situated in Hayle, Cornwall, England. It has over 1000 birds and animals and is the home of the World Parrot Trust.
- Hayle Lifeboat Station · 0.7 km
Hayle Lifeboat Station was the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat at Hayle in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was in use from 1866 until 1920.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hayle?
- Hayle is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- What is the population of Hayle?
- Hayle has an approximate settlement population of 8,210.
- How deprived is Hayle?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Hayle, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.