Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield
Cornwall 034 · 3 sub-areas · 6,435 residents
Cornwall 034 is a rural stretch of Cornwall, home to around 6,400 people and significantly more affordable than most of England. A typical two-bedroom property lets for roughly £880 a month — well below the UK average of around £1,200 — though rents have risen about 5.5% in the past year. Owner-occupation is the norm here, and the pace of life reflects it.
Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield is a mid-density neighbourhood of Cornwall in the South West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,004 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield in Cornwall
Living in Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield
This part of Cornwall sits at the quieter, more settled end of the county's housing market. It's predominantly owner-occupied — around seven in ten households own their home — and the feel is rural and unhurried rather than coastal-tourist. The area scores in the middle of the national deprivation index, which puts it in genuinely mixed territory: neither comfortably affluent nor significantly deprived.
The cost picture is one of the clearest arguments for living here. A median monthly rent of just over £1,000 puts Cornwall 034 well below the national two-bedroom average, and even the three-bedroom figure — around £1,080 — undercuts what you'd pay for a one-bedroom flat in many English cities. The trade-off is that rents have been climbing: up 5.5% year-on-year, which is noticeable when salaries in the area are modest. The median resident salary is around £28,200 a year, and with rent-to-take-home running at roughly 54%, affordability is tighter than the headline rent figure suggests.
The population skews older. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, and the 50–64 age group is the single largest working-age bracket. Younger residents are comparatively sparse — the 18–34 group makes up fewer than one in seven people. This shapes everything from the pace of local life to the types of businesses that thrive here. It's a place where couples and older households have put down roots, not somewhere with a strong young-professional pull.
Practically speaking, driving is essential. Over half of residents commute by car, and public transport is used by fewer than 3% of workers. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 4 km away in a straight line — about a 52-minute walk, so realistically you're driving to it. Broadband coverage is decent, with 73% of premises able to access gigabit speeds, which helps if you're working from home — and more than a quarter of residents do exactly that. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Cornwall 034 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. If you want affordable, quiet, rural living with low crime and a strong sense of settled community, it works well. It's predominantly owner-occupied and skews older — not a great fit if you're young and want a social scene or easy city access, but genuinely pleasant for families or those approaching retirement.
- What is the rent in Cornwall 034?
- A typical one-bedroom property runs around £690 a month, a two-bed around £880, and a three-bed around £1,080. These are estimates scaled from county-level data using local sale prices. Rents have been rising — up around 5.5% in the past year — but the area remains well below the UK average.
- Is Cornwall 034 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate is around 40 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — roughly half the UK national rate. Rural areas with stable, older, owner-occupying populations tend to see lower rates of street crime and disorder, and that holds here.
- What's the commute from Cornwall 034 to the nearest city centre?
- Public transport is limited — fewer than 3% of residents use it to commute. Most people drive. The nearest mainline rail station is around 4 km away. By rail, London is roughly four hours and ten minutes; Birmingham around four hours and twenty minutes. Many residents work from home.
- Who lives in Cornwall 034?
- Mostly older, settled homeowners. Nearly 30% of residents are 65 or over, and more than half are over 50. It's a predominantly white British area with high owner-occupation. Younger residents and renters are a smaller share than in most English neighbourhoods.
- What schools are near Cornwall 034?
- There are seven schools within typical catchment distance, though currently none hold a Good or Outstanding Ofsted rating within the immediate area. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is around 6 km away. Families should check the current Ofsted register, as ratings change after re-inspection.
- How affordable is buying a home in Cornwall 034?
- The median house price is around £272,000. On a typical local salary of around £28,200, saving a 10% deposit takes roughly 4.8 years. That's more manageable than most of southern England, though rising rents — up 5.5% last year — make saving harder for current renters.