Virgin Street, St. Ives, TR26 1HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TR26 1HP has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.7% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	57.7%	5.9%	51.0%	6.7%
Male	48.2%	42.3%	-5.9%	49.0%	-6.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.4%	24.2%	-11.2%	37.9%	-13.7%
Married: Opposite sex	32.3%	34.6%	2.3%	44.2%	-9.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	18.9%	22.8%	3.9%	9.1%	13.7%
Widowed	11%	14.2%	3.2%	6.1%	8.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (61.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.6%	32.7%	-6.9%	48.4%	-15.7%
Good health	33.1%	29%	-4.1%	33.6%	-4.6%
Fair health	20.9%	22%	1.1%	12.7%	9.3%
Bad health	5.8%	13.7%	7.9%	4.0%	9.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	2.7%	2.0%	1.2%	1.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.3%	24.9%	-3.4%	18.2%	6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.1%	8.3%	-9.8%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	11.8%	1.6%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	7.3%	4.9%	5.3%	2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	13.1%	0.5%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	26%	32.2%	6.2%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	95.7%	95.7%	0.0%	81.4%	14.3%
Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.6%	-1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	91.4%	93%	1.6%	83.2%	9.8%
European Union	3.6%	2.6%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	1.7%	-1.9%	5.6%	-3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.4%	93.7%	2.3%	83.2%	10.5%
10+ Years	2.9%	5.7%	2.8%	9.8%	-4.1%
5-10 Years	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	2.9%	-2.6%
2-5 Years	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	18.1%	13.5%	4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.7%	37.2%	-0.5%
Christian	52.3%	46.2%	6.1%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Virgin Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Virgin Street was 323.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 438.0% higher than the St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Virgin Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 137.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£37,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in TR26 1HP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Virgin Street are based on 22 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Penwith.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Virgin Street, St. Ives, TR26 1HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for TR26 1HP

Average Price
£470,088

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£484,391

Detached
£305,135

Flats/Maisonettes
£373,257

Other
£764,809

Estimated Average Property Prices for Virgin Street

Average Price
£359,470

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£384,390

Detached
£320,888

Flats/Maisonettes
£205,515

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Virgin Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Pokey Hole, 7 Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-05-21	£317,799
21 Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-02-10	£471,624
2 Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£393,000	2021-03-19	£411,125
6 Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall Terraced, an established residential building	£695,000	2021-03-11	£801,545
13 Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall Other, an established residential building	£645,000	2020-06-12	£763,168

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TR26 1HP

Employment

TR26 1HP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in TR26 1HP area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 50% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	144
Self-Employed	31
Full-Time Employee	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Other	10
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	7
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Education	4
Real estate activities	2
Construction	2
Financial and insurance activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Ives Infant School Trenwith Burrows , TR26 1DH	3out of 4	932 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Ives Junior School The Burrows , TR26 1DN	4out of 4	978 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Uny CofE Academy Polmenor Drive , Carbis Bay TR26 2SQ	3out of 4	3,280 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Nancledra School Nancledra , TR20 8NB	3out of 4	5,186 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Ives School Higher Tregenna , TR26 2BB	3out of 4	1,638 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Eia	The Digey, St Ives	34 yd
Source Kitchen	The Digey Food Room, 6 The Digey	39 yd
Beach Restaurant And Takeaway	Beach Restaurant, Wharf Road	73 yd
Rum And Crab Shack	The Rum And Crab Shack, Wharf Road	73 yd
Yallah Kiosk	Unit 2, Court Arcade	73 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Balcony Bar & Kitchen	Balcony Bar And Kitchen, Wharf Road	137 yd
The Sloop Inn	Sloop Inn, The Wharf	137 yd
Harbour Pool & Billiards Club	Harbour Pool And Billiards Club, The Wharf	153 yd
The Lifeboat Inn	Lifeboat Inn, Wharf Road	153 yd
The Union Inn	Union Inn, Fore Street	192 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cornish Bakehouse	Cornish Bakehouse UK Limited, Dolly's Boathouse	84 yd
Cornish Bakehouse	51 Fore Street, St Ives	87 yd
Cornish Bakehouse	Whitehart House, The Wharf	137 yd
The Slipway	St Ives Pasty Bakery, The Wharf	137 yd
St Ives Coffee & Ice Cream	St Ives Coffee And Ice Cream, Wharf Road	167 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative	The Co Operative, Higher Stennack		1,037 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Liberties Leisure Club (Closed) Stennack	health and fitness suite, squash courts	654 yd
St Ives Leisure Centre TRENWITH BURROWS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	805 yd
St Ives Tennis Club Primrose Valley	tennis courts	852 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	57.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of TR26 1HP