Looe

17°CSunny

• Today: 17° / 14° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:47

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom

52 reported · July 2026▲ 79% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences21
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Other theft6
• Criminal damage & arson4

Neighbourhood team: Looe Area · Devon And Cornwall

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

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)

83 food businesses within 2 miles

• 80 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Looe (0.3 km)
• 20 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£277,801 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Cornwall · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Morrisons (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (10.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Millpool (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

570,308 residents in Cornwall · 161/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cornwall

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

• In a conservation area (LOOE)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 112 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

1,111 applications decided

92.3% granted · 1,025 granted, 86 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Anna Gelderd

Labour

South East Cornwall

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés32

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

29,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

84 jobs advertised · £38,723 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

66% low-carbon electricity

Solar 61% · Gas 30% · Imports 5% · Wind 3%

122 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

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

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  Looe Bridge · 0.2 km

  Looe Bridge is a bridge in Looe, Cornwall, across the River Looe. Built in the 1850s to replace a dangerous 15th-century structure, the bridge carries the A387 road and is a Grade II listed building.

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  Looe railway station · 0.2 km

  Looe railway station serves the twin towns of East and West Looe, in Cornwall, England. The station is the terminus of the scenic Looe Valley Line 8+3⁄4 miles (14 km) south of Liskeard. It faces out across the estuary…

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  Looe Estuary · 0.3 km

  The Looe Estuary is an estuary in the southeastern part of Cornwall in south-west England, which leads to the mouth of the River Looe in Looe Bay. The town of Looe sits on the west and east side of the estuary.

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  Shutta · 0.3 km

  Shutta is a northern suburb of Looe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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  Looe Guildhall · 0.4 km

  Looe Guildhall is a municipal building in Fore Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Looe · 0.4 km

  Looe is a coastal town and civil parish in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth and 7 miles (11 km) south of Liskeard. At the 2021 census the parish had a population…

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