Rose-in-the-bush
Hamlet · 85 residents
64Good
Good · better than 6 in 10 hamlets
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Transport scores 75, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 47 per 1,000 people a year against 100
Check before you view
- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Rose-in-the-bush
Map outline: Official built-up area
Is Rose-in-the-bush a good place to live?
Rose-in-the-bush scores 64/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for transport (75) and safety (73).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Rose-in-the-bush in South West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Rose-in-the-bush
Detached stone-and-render houses on generous plots, a scattering of newer infill, and almost no passing trade — Rose-in-the-bush reads as a place people move to rather than through. With under 300 residents and a density nowhere close to Cornwall's already-thin average, this is settled, rural, freehold territory, and the property record backs that up: fifteen recent sales, dominated by detached homes, every single one freehold. A For Sale board here isn't advertising a quick flat purchase — it's a family house, likely with land, likely held for years rather than traded.
The numbers put it in a curious position nationally. A median age of 36.8 is notably younger than both the regional (44) and national (40.4) figures, which is unusual for a Cornish village and suggests working-age households rather than a retirement pattern. Yet the median house price of £390,000 sits comfortably above the national median of £281,000 and even above Cornwall's own benchmark — 37% higher than the parent authority's typical price. That's a village where younger households are paying a premium to be here, which tells you something about how the place is regarded even without a single review to quote. Schooling is thin on the ground: the sample shows just Garras Community Primary School, an academy converter with 66 pupils, and no Ofsted rating is listed in this data, so it's worth checking direct with the school rather than assuming. Transport is a genuine strength on paper — five stops recorded and a transport grade of A — though no named rail station appears here, so this reads as a driving-and-bus village rather than a commuter-rail one.