Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in the Isles of Scilly 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Isles of Scilly

Borrowing figures for the Isles of Scilly, from Borrowing Data and the Office for National Statistics.

1,720

Credit or loan holders

In 2024, 1,720 adults in the Isles of Scilly held at least one credit or loan product.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; held now or in the previous 12 months. Includes regulated and unregulated credit.

72%

Credit card holders

In 2024, 72 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly held a credit card (now or in the previous 12 months).

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; held now or in the previous 12 months.

21%

Overdraft users

In 2024, 21 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly were overdrawn on a current account (now or in the previous 12 months).

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; overdrawn on a current account now or in the previous 12 months.

32%

Residential mortgage holders

In 2024, 32 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly had a residential mortgage on the property they lived in.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; residential mortgage on the property they live in.

19%

Buy now, pay later users

In 2024, 19 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly used deferred payment credit (unregulated buy now, pay later) in the previous 12 months.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; unregulated buy now, pay later, called deferred payment credit in the survey, used in the previous 12 months.

5.8%

High-cost credit users

In 2024, 5.8 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly held high-cost credit (now or in the previous 12 months).

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; held now or in the previous 12 months. Covers home-collected, logbook, pawnbroking, payday, rent-to-own, short-term instalment and guarantor loans.

465

Low financial resilience

In 2024, 465 adults in the Isles of Scilly had low financial resilience.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; in financial difficulty, heavily burdened by bills or credit commitments, or with low savings.

104

In financial difficulty

In 2024, 104 adults in the Isles of Scilly were in financial difficulty, having missed domestic bills or credit commitments in three or more of the previous six months.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; missed domestic bills or credit commitments in three or more of the previous six months.

1,985

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in the Isles of Scilly was 1,985 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

In 2024, 1,720 adults in the Isles of Scilly held at least one credit or loan product. In 2024, 72 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly held a credit card (now or in the previous 12 months). In 2024, 21 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly were overdrawn on a current account (now or in the previous 12 months).

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in the Isles of Scilly held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

In 2024, 1,720 adults in the Isles of Scilly held at least one credit or loan product.

What share of adults in the Isles of Scilly held a credit card in 2024?

In 2024, 72 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly held a credit card (now or in the previous 12 months).

What share of adults in the Isles of Scilly were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

In 2024, 21 per cent of adults in the Isles of Scilly were overdrawn on a current account (now or in the previous 12 months).