Polruan
Polruan is a village in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 614. There are around 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, around 18 restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Par, 6 km away. There were around 12 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 Polruan 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 17° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:51Sunset 19:36
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Crime
22 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences15
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Public order2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Looe Area · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
- RETAIL CRIME
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
55 food businesses within 2 miles
- 50 rated 4–5 ★ (43 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Par (6.0 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Par (5.9 km):
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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: 168.7p · Asda (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.7p · Asda (10 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: St. Saviour's Hill Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds2
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 (POLRUAN)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 124 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
Anna Gelderd
Labour
South East Cornwall
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
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,715 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £35,360 avg
e.g. Receptionist, Assistant Works Manager, Marine Carpenter
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
51% low-carbon electricity
Gas 43% · Solar 40% · Wind 9% · Imports 6%
173 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 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
Notable places nearby
- Polruan · 0.1 km
Polruan is a coastal village in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is bounded on three sides by water: to the north by Pont Creek, to the west by the River Fowey and to the south…
River Fowey · 0.6 kmThe River Fowey is a river in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its source is at Fowey Well about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, not far from one of its tributaries rising at Dozmary Pool a…
Royal Fowey Yacht Club · 0.8 kmThe Royal Fowey Yacht Club is located in a waterfront setting at Fowey, on the south coast of Cornwall one of the UK's most secure harbours.
St Catherine's Castle · 0.8 kmSt Catherine's Castle is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, England, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. The D-…
Fowey Town Hall · 0.8 kmFowey Town Hall is a municipal building on the Town Quay in Fowey, Cornwall, England. The structure, which serves as meeting place of Fowey Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Church of St Fimbarrus, Fowey · 0.9 kmThe Church of St Fimbarrus is an Anglican parish church in Fowey, Cornwall, England. Also known as Fowey Parish Church, it is in the Church of England's Diocese of Truro. The church is a grade I listed building and da…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Polruan?
- Polruan is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- What is the population of Polruan?
- Polruan has an approximate settlement population of 614.
- How deprived is Polruan?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Polruan, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.