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Illogan & Portreath

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South west Cornwall. About 6,833 people in 17 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Illogan & Portreath, 47.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,541
4,022nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
47.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.9%
1,421st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Illogan & Portreath compares

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

Illogan & PortreathMiddle
Population87 wards, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 5,169 to 7,960. The middle area is 6,599. Illogan & Portreath is 6,541.
6,54138th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage87 wards, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 31.1% to 92.9%. The middle area is 65.2%. Illogan & Portreath is 47.9%.
47.9%13th lowest
Claimant rate87 wards, Cornwall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 1.6% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.8%. Illogan & Portreath is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 30th highest
Aged 15 to 6487 wards, Cornwall · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 51.8% to 74.8%. The middle area is 59.3%. Illogan & Portreath is 57.9%.
57.9%35th lowest

Figures for the whole of Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each ward, 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 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
Illogan & Portreath in brief

Illogan & Portreath had 6,541 usual residents at the census.

In Illogan & Portreath, 47.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

57.9% of residents in Illogan & Portreath were aged 15 to 64 at the census.