Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel
Village · 3,583 residents
64Good
Good · better than 5 in 10 villages
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 36 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- 1 rail or tube station within a short walk
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- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Health scores 39, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel
Gunnislake67AlbastonHatches GreenHigher DimsonMiddle DimsonNorth DimsonSt. Ann's ChapelLower DimsonDrakewallsCalstock61TodsworthyChilsworthy56
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Is Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel a good place to live?
Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel scores 64/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (88) and transport (73).
It scores lowest on health (39).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel in South West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel
Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel sit on the Devon side of the Tamar, the kind of place where terraced cottages give way to detached houses on the lanes above the valley, and the high street still feels built for people who know each other rather than passing trade. The population here skews older than the national picture by a decade or so, and that shows in the pace of the place — this isn't a village geared around young professionals commuting at speed, it's one where people have settled in and stayed.
The practical picture is a good one for anyone weighing up whether to make the move. Gunnislake has its own rail station, a genuine rarity for a village of this size, which puts you on a direct line without needing to drive into Plymouth or Tavistock first. Schools are a mixed bag rather than a uniform story: Copper Valley Junior Academy carries a Good rating, while Calstock Community Primary and Harrowbarrow Primary Academy are both rated as needing improvement — so if schooling is your priority, it's worth looking at which catchment a particular street actually falls into rather than assuming the village-wide average tells you enough. On housing, the freehold detached house is the dominant form here, and at a median around £264,500 you're buying in below both the national and regional norms, and about 5% cheaper than the West Devon district average — this is a place where your money still buys a proper house with a garden rather than a compromise.