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Hayle

Middle area

South west Cornwall. 10,714 people in 13 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hayle’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£280,000
3,347th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,298
945th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hayle compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Hayle is £280,000.
£280,00029th lowest
Population73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 5,005 to 12,172. The middle area is 7,505. Hayle is 10,298.
10,2987th highest
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%. Hayle is 81.2%.
81.2%18th highest
Claimant rate73 middle areas, Cornwall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 1.7% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.8%. Hayle is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 27th highest

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 Hayle 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hayle in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hayle was £280,000 in 2025.

Hayle had 10,298 usual residents at the census.

In Hayle, 81.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hayle, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.