The Lizard

Cornwall · South West · population 8,968 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

The Lizard is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,707 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #54 of 73 in Cornwall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (99) but weak on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 116 sales), 23% above the wider Cornwall median of £285,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 52 · #3,316
Employment 49 · #3,467
Education 37 · #4,337
Health 70 · #2,027
Crime 99 · #94
Housing & access 1 · #6,778
Living environment 1 · #6,757

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · -10.3% yr · n=116
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000116-10.3%+7.7%
Detached£455,00066-9.9%+18.2%
Semi-detached£250,00033+5.3%+2.0%
Terraced£265,00015-1.9%+43.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£350,000
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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