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Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands

Middle area

South west Cornwall. 6,992 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 45 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 Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£360,000
Joint 2,476th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,903
Joint 4,102nd 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
79.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands at a rate of 37.2 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 offences146
Other crime51
Criminal damage and arson22
Anti-social behaviour21
Vehicle crime7
Burglary4
Shoplifting4
Drug offences2
Theft from the person2
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands 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. Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands is £360,000.
£360,00016th most expensive
Population73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 5,005 to 12,172. The middle area is 7,505. Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands is 6,903.
6,90324th 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%. Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands 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%. Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands is 79.7%.
79.7%21st highest

Is Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands at a rate of 37.2 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (146), other crime (51) and criminal damage and arson (22).

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 Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands alone. See Cornwall

Average house price
£274,570
Down 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,002
64th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands in brief

The median price paid for a home in Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands was £360,000 in 2025.

Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands had 6,903 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands, 79.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.