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Illogan & Portreath

Middle area

South west Cornwall. 7,539 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Illogan & Portreath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£291,750
3,621st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,217
Joint 4,573rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
44.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Illogan & Portreath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Illogan & Portreath at a rate of 53.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences210
Other crime71
Anti-social behaviour50
Criminal damage and arson37
Burglary13
Vehicle crime13
Drug offences9
Shoplifting2
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Illogan & Portreath compares

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Median sale price73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from £200,000 to £575,000. The middle area is £292,750. Illogan & Portreath is £291,750.
£291,75035th cheapest
Population73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 5,005 to 12,172. The middle area is 7,505. Illogan & Portreath is 7,217.
7,21732nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 93.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Illogan & Portreath is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage73 middle areas, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 17.4% to 94.4%. The middle area is 70.2%. Illogan & Portreath is 44.5%.
44.5%8th lowest

Is Illogan & Portreath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Illogan & Portreath at a rate of 53.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 70.9 per 1,000 people across Cornwall.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Illogan & Portreath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (210), other crime (71) and anti-social behaviour (50).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Illogan & Portreath alone. See Cornwall

Average house price
£275,642
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,002
64th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
Joint 138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Illogan & Portreath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Illogan & Portreath was £291,750 in 2025.

Illogan & Portreath had 7,217 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Illogan & Portreath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Illogan & Portreath, 44.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.