Area report
Is Isles of Scilly a good place to live?
Isles of Scilly, South West, England
Report completeness: 25%. Score is based on the categories with data loaded for this area.
How detailed is this report?
Open data is published at different levels of detail, and this report always uses the most granular level available rather than pretending otherwise.
- Point-level for this exact location: Healthcare (facilities within about 2 km, hospitals within about 8 km); Transport (stops within 800 m and the nearest railway station); Air quality (the 1 km grid cell containing this point).
- Council-level, covering all of Isles of Scilly: Broadband, Education. Every postcode and town in the council shares these figures.
- Not scored here: Weather (the nearest Met Office historic station, Camborne, is 77 km away), too far to describe this location, so it is left out of the overall score.
Research this area further with trusted open data: police.uk street-level crime map, HM Land Registry sold prices, ONS local area profiles, Ofcom broadband checker. This report is open-source intelligence: everything is built from published government and public datasets you can check yourself.
Affordability
Source: HM Land RegistryWork out what you could afford here from your own salary and savings.
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Housing
Source: HM Land RegistryHousing data is being sourced. We only publish figures once they are loaded from HM Land Registry, so nothing here is estimated or invented.
Crime and safety
Source: police.ukCrime data could not be loaded for this location.
Weather and outdoors
Source: Met OfficeNo weather score for Isles of Scilly. The nearest Met Office historic station, Camborne, is 77 km away, beyond the 40 km we accept, so its climate would describe somewhere else. Weather is left out of the overall score here rather than borrowed. Why.
Broadband and mobile
Source: Ofcom Connected NationsOfcom Connected Nations coverage for Isles of Scilly: the share of premises that can get each service, not the share that has taken it up.
Schools and education
Source: DfE and devolved governmentsLocal authority average, key stage 4, state-funded schools. Source: Department for Education. Each nation publishes its own measure, so this compares within England only. How education is scored.
Healthcare
Source: OpenStreetMapCounted from OpenStreetMap around this exact point; a nearby GP and pharmacy carry the most weight. How it is scored. Contains OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Employment
Source: ONS / NOMISEmployment data is being sourced. We only publish figures once they are loaded from ONS / NOMIS, so nothing here is estimated or invented.
Environment
Source: Defra UK-AIRDefra modelled background air for the 1 km grid cell around this point (Crown copyright), scored against the WHO 2021 guidelines.
Transport
Source: DfT NaPTANDfT NaPTAN stops around this exact point. Twelve or more stops within 800 m, and a station within 1 km, each earn full marks.
Cost of living
Source: ONSCost of living data is being sourced. We only publish figures once they are loaded from ONS, so nothing here is estimated or invented.
Lifestyle and amenities
Source: OpenStreetMapLifestyle data is being sourced. We only publish figures once they are loaded from OpenStreetMap, so nothing here is estimated or invented.
Who Isles of Scilly suits
Stands out on
- Environment
Worth checking carefully
- Transport
- Healthcare
Built only from the categories with data; 7 are still to load for this area.
How Isles of Scilly compares
| Category | Isles of Scilly | England median | UK median | vs England median | UK position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport | 0 | 75 | 75 | -75 | bottom 1% |
| Broadband | 66 | 88 | 88 | -22 | bottom 5% |
| Environment | 100 | 89 | 91 | +11 | top 8% |
| Healthcare | 20 | 54 | 52 | -34 | bottom 3% |
| Education | 49 | 39 | 40 | +10 | top 22% |
Medians and positions are across the 539 areas in our index. Safety and education are measured differently in each nation, so read those two rows against the England median only.
What Isles of Scilly does well. Measured against everywhere else in the index, the standouts are environment (100, 11 above the median) and education (49, 10 above the median).
Where it falls short. Transport (0, 75 below), healthcare (20, 34 below) and broadband (66, 22 below).
Near Isles of Scilly, and places like it
| Area | Distance | Where | Overall | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penzance | 36 miles | Cornwall, South West, England | 67 | Good |
| St Ives | 41 miles | Cornwall, South West, England | 69 | Good |
| Hayle | 43 miles | Cornwall, South West, England | 65 | Good |
| Helston | 47 miles | Cornwall, South West, England | 67 | Good |
Straight-line distances, so roads are longer. Any place not listed can be searched directly.
Air quality in Isles of Scilly, against the limits
Source: Defra modelled background mapsFine particulates, at 4.2, sit inside the UK 2040 target of 10 and inside the World Health Organization guideline of 5, which few areas manage. Nitrogen dioxide, at 1.9, is well inside the UK limit of 40 and inside the WHO guideline of 10.
| Pollutant | Isles of Scilly | UK objective | WHO guideline | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine particulates (PM2.5) | 4.2 | 10 | 5 | Inside both |
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 | Inside both |
Neighbourhood background levels from the Defra 1 km model; readings beside a busy road are higher. UK figures are the legal limit (NO₂) and 2040 target (PM2.5); WHO figures are health guidelines, not law.
Questions about Isles of Scilly
Is Isles of Scilly a good place to live?
A liveability score for Isles of Scilly is being calculated from open government data across cost, affordability, safety, weather and more. Open the report to see each category as it loads.
What is the crime rate in Isles of Scilly?
Recorded crime for Isles of Scilly is shown in the crime and safety section, from police.uk for England and Wales or Scottish Government statistics for Scotland.
What is the weather like in Isles of Scilly?
The weather section shows annual sunshine, rainfall and typical temperatures for Isles of Scilly from Met Office climate data for the location.
How fast is broadband in Isles of Scilly?
About 97.2% of premises in Isles of Scilly can get superfast broadband of 30 Mbit/s or more, and 50.9% can get a gigabit-capable connection, giving a broadband score of 66 out of 100 (Ofcom Connected Nations). These are council-area availability figures - the share of premises able to order each service, not the speed any single line achieves - so check the exact address with the Ofcom broadband checker before committing to it.
Are the schools good in Isles of Scilly?
Isles of Scilly records 48.7 on Attainment 8 average score (202425), giving an education score of 49 out of 100. Each nation publishes its own attainment measure and they are not interchangeable, so education scores compare within England, Scotland or Wales and not across them. Attainment is published for the whole council or county rather than for a school catchment, so check individual schools with the inspectorate before deciding.
What is the air quality like in Isles of Scilly?
For the 1 km grid square containing Isles of Scilly, fine particulates (PM2.5) average 4.2 µg/m³ against a World Health Organization guideline of 5 and nitrogen dioxide averages 1.94 µg/m³ against a guideline of 10 (2024, Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, Crown copyright). That gives an environment score of 100 out of 100; an area meeting both guideline levels scores 100. These are modelled background concentrations for the square, not a reading taken at the roadside.
Are there GPs and dentists near Isles of Scilly?
Within about two kilometres of this point there are 1 GP surgery and 1 pharmacy. 1 hospital is within about eight kilometres. That gives a healthcare score of 20 out of 100. Facilities are counted from OpenStreetMap and the score describes how close services are, not waiting times, capacity or clinical quality.
Does Isles of Scilly have good transport links?
The nearest railway station is Penzance Rail Station, about 59.1 km away, and there are 0 bus, tram or metro stops within an 800 metre walk, giving a transport score of 0 out of 100. Stops come from the DfT NaPTAN dataset and are counted for this exact point, so the figure measures access rather than how frequently anything runs.
Which council area is Isles of Scilly in?
Isles of Scilly is in the Isles of Scilly local authority, South West, England. It falls within the St Mary's ward and the St Ives parliamentary constituency. Cost of living, housing, affordability, employment, broadband and education figures in this report are published at local-authority level, so every postcode and town inside Isles of Scilly shares them. Weather, crime, amenities, healthcare, transport and air quality are measured for this point instead.
What are the best places to live near Isles of Scilly?
Of the areas we have scored within about 50 miles of Isles of Scilly, the highest are St Ives (69 out of 100, about 41 miles away), Penzance (67 out of 100, about 36 miles away) and Helston (67 out of 100, about 47 miles away). Distances are straight-line from this point, and each of those names links to its own full report.
What area does this report cover?
Weather, crime, local amenities, healthcare access, transport access and air quality are measured for this exact point. Cost of living, affordability, housing, employment and broadband come from official statistics for the Isles of Scilly council area, so nearby postcodes and towns in the same council share those figures. Education comes from the local authority, or from the county where attainment is only published at county level. The "How detailed is this report" section explains each level.