Mevagissey
Mevagissey is a village in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 2,117. It has around 7 restaurants or cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is St Austell, 7.4 km away. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Mevagissey 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 14° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:44
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
7US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Crime
15 reported · July 2026▼ 37% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Burglary2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Grampound & Mevagissey · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- The St Austell Neighbourhood Policing Team are committed to working with partner agencies and the community to tackle anti-social behavio…
- With our key partners we are working to safeguard members of the community who are at risk of serious harm by exploitation. Exploitation…
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
56 food businesses within 2 miles
- 51 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: St Austell (7.4 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from St Austell (7.3 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: 166.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (6.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Willow Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches7
- 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 (MEVAGISSEY)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 143 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
Noah Law
Labour
St Austell and Newquay
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
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
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés25
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,715 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £28,080 avg
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Bakery Team Leader
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
4% low-carbon electricity
Gas 96% · Wind 4%
380 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in St Austell and Newquay:
- Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 543 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership465 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases426 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s407 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office393 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Mevagissey · 0.4 kmMevagissey is a village, fishing port and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is approximately five miles (8 km) south of St Austell. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 2,16…
Mevagissey Lifeboat Station · 0.5 kmMevagissey Lifeboat Station was the base for a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat at Mevagissey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was in use from 1869 until 1930.
Portmellon · 1.3 kmPortmellon is a coastal settlement in south Cornwall, Britain, United Kingdom. It is one mile south of Mevagissey and six miles south of St Austell.
Heligan estate · 1.3 kmThe Heligan estate was the ancestral home of the Tremayne family near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England. Purchased by Sampson Tremayne in 1569, the present house was built in 1692 and extended in the early 19th century.…
Lost Gardens of Heligan · 1.7 kmThe Lost Gardens of Heligan are located near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England and are considered to be amongst the most popular in the UK. The gardens are typical of the 19th century Gardenesque style with areas of dif…
Pentewan Valley · 2.0 kmPentewan Valley is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish stretches from the southern edge of the town of St Austell to the village of Pentewan on the coast, and comprises the valley of the St…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mevagissey?
- Mevagissey is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- What is the population of Mevagissey?
- Mevagissey has an approximate settlement population of 2,117.
- How deprived is Mevagissey?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Mevagissey, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.