Hugh Town is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Isles of Scilly local authority.

What is the population of Hugh Town?

Hugh Town has an approximate settlement population of 1,068.

How deprived is Hugh Town?

The Isles of Scilly local authority, which includes Hugh Town, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.

Hugh Town

Hugh Town is a village in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 1,068. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 13 restaurants and cafés, along with 1 bus stop. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hugh Town area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Isles of Scilly area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 2,055 residents at roughly 126 people per km².

Council: Isles of Scilly
County: Cornwall
Constituency: St Ives
Police force: Devon & Cornwall

73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 9th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% of them.

Low crime100

Life expectancy3

Low deprivation77

Employment100

Low council tax96

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 65% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CCloudy

Today: 19° / 17° · 22% rain
Tomorrow: 19° / 18° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:55Sunset 19:47

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom

Crime

13 reported · July 2026▲ 117% YoY

Violence & sexual offences9
Public order2
Anti-social behaviour1
Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Isles of Scilly · 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…
Reduce drug dealing and misuse linked to local harm and community concern. Reduce visible drug activity, safeguard vulnerable individuals…

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

Road safety

2 reported road collisions (2024)

2 killed or seriously injured · 2 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

83 food businesses within 2 miles

68 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Sport & leisure

Sports centres4
Swimming pools1
Sports pitches7
Golf courses1
Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

2,055 residents in Isles of Scilly · 126/km²

Under 16: 16%
16–64: 56%
65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 245 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,048 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band E (28% of 1,170)

A £1,365

B £1,593

C £1,820

D £2,048

E £2,503

F £2,958

G £3,413

H £4,096

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

Schools

1 schools · 243 pupils

1 other

Ofsted: 1 of 1 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

1inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Isles of Scilly

Care & health services

5 CQC-registered services

Care homes2
GP practices1
Dentists1
Homecare agencies2
Hospitals & hospices1

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Isles of Scilly

Heritage & planning

In a conservation area (Isles of Scilly)
Not in the Green Belt
75 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

19 applications decided

89.5% granted · 17 granted, 2 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Andrew George

Liberal Democrat

St Ives

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

Amenities nearby

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Supermarkets2
Parks & greens9
Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

235 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

1.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,127 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

15% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: E · 1,323 certificates

17.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Solar 55% · Wind 22% · Gas 13% · Imports 7%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: -1 yrs women · -1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: -1 women · -1 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in St Ives:

Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 684 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership577 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers463 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership339 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office302 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

Notable places nearby

Buzza Tower · 0.1 km
Buzza Tower is a Grade II listed structure on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Formerly a windmill, it was later converted to a camera obscura.
St Mary's Church, St Mary's · 0.1 km
St Mary's Church, St Mary's is a parish church in the Church of England located in Hugh Town, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK. The Church was consecrated on 7 September 1838 and replaced the church at Old Town which wa…
St Mary's Methodist Church, Isles of Scilly · 0.2 km
St Mary's Methodist Church, Hugh Town is a Methodist church in Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly. It is currently Grade II listed.
St Mary's Lifeboat Station · 0.3 km
St Mary's Lifeboat Station sits overlooking Harbour Bay at Carn Thomas in Hugh Town, the primary settlement on St Mary's, the largest and most populous island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the south-west…
Five Islands Academy · 0.4 km
Five Islands Academy, formerly Five Islands School, is the first federated school in the United Kingdom, providing primary and secondary education for children from 3 to 16 at five sites in the Isles of Scilly. As of…
Isles of Scilly Town Hall · 0.4 km
The Isles of Scilly Town Hall is a municipal building in Hugh Town, on the Isles of Scilly, in England. The building, which serves as the offices of Council of the Isles of Scilly, is a Grade II listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Old Town0.8 km

Frequently asked questions

Where is Hugh Town?: Hugh Town is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Isles of Scilly local authority.
What is the population of Hugh Town?: Hugh Town has an approximate settlement population of 1,068.
How deprived is Hugh Town?: The Isles of Scilly local authority, which includes Hugh Town, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.