Postcode district · Boscastle
Who lives in PL35
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in PL35, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 2,254 (2024)
PL35Postcode district · Boscastle
Who lives in PL35
Residents
2,254
2024 estimate
Households
1,028
Census
Median age
57
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
11% / 34%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.1% of residents. 10.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 33.7% are 65 or over, well above the England figure of 18.4%.
PL35England
0%
5%
10%
15%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.4% of residents are female and 48.6% male.
PL35
51%
49%
England
- Female51.4%51%
- Male48.6%49%
Relationship status
54.3% of adults in PL35 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 25.3% have never married.
PL35England
Married or civil partnership54.3%44.7%
Never married25.3%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved10.8%9.1%
Separated1.7%2.2%
Widowed8%6.1%
How residents rate their health
80.7% of residents in PL35 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
PL35
46%
34%
14%
England
- Very good46.3%48.5%
- Good34.4%33.7%
- Fair13.7%12.7%
- Bad4.1%4%
- Very bad1.4%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.