Kilkhampton
Kilkhampton is a village in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 853. There are around 3 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and no nearest railway station listed. There were around 2 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 Kilkhampton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cornwall area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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
11°CSunny
- Today: 11° / 5° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:51
9h 40m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Barnstaple A39, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
4 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Public order1
- Shoplifting1
Neighbourhood team: Bude Rural · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- RETAIL CRIME - SHOPLIFTING
- ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR (ASB)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
920 reported road collisions (2025)
188 killed or seriously injured · 1,194 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£274,570 average▼ 2.9% YoY
Across Cornwall · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,000 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £688
- 2 bed £880
- 3 bed £1,077
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
7,757 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Bude Tourist Information Centre (6.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK26,278
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK20,229
- Net moves+6,049
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 86 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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 · 73,277 pupils
234 primary · 31 secondary · 33 other
Ofsted: 95 of 120 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
278 inspected 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
559 CQC-registered services
- Care homes199
- GP practices76
- Dentists108
- Homecare agencies120
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cornwall
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (KILKHAMPTON)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,159 applications decided
94.7% granted · 1,098 granted, 61 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat
North Cornwall
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,950 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
29% low-carbon electricity
Gas 71% · Solar 26% · Wind 3%
280 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in EX23
- Stratton Medical Centre
- Neetside Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cornwall:
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers1,027 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death677 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases425 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones377 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks289 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St James Church, Kilkhampton · 0.1 kmThe St James Church, Kilkhampton is a Grade I listed parish church in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. The building originated in the 12th century and underwent major renovations in the late 15th and early 16th centuri…
Kilkhampton · 0.1 kmKilkhampton is a village and civil parish in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is on the A39 about four miles (6 km) north-northeast of Bude.
Brocklands Adventure Park · 0.1 kmBrocklands Adventure Park was a family run leisure park situated near Bude in Cornwall.
Penstowe Castle · 1.0 kmPenstowe Castle, also called Kilkhampton Castle, was a medieval fortification built near Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, possibly during the years of the civil war in the 12th century known as the Anarchy.
- Lymsworthy Meadows · 2.1 km
Lymsworthy Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in north Cornwall, England, UK, noted for its biological characteristics.
- Stratton Rural District · 2.1 km
Stratton Rural District was a local government division of Cornwall in England, UK, between 1894 and 1974. Established under the Local Government Act 1894, the rural district underwent boundary changes in both 1934…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilkhampton?
- Kilkhampton is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- What is the population of Kilkhampton?
- Kilkhampton has an approximate settlement population of 853.
- How deprived is Kilkhampton?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Kilkhampton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.