Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard
vs Bodmin St Petroc's
Bodmin St Petroc's has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard. Homes in Bodmin St Petroc's sold for a median of £251,495, 39% above Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard. Bodmin St Petroc's has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard has 6,536 residents in 2,917 households; Bodmin St Petroc's has 7,892 in 3,300. Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 2.8 percentage points more than Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (Cornwall: 25%). Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 6.8 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (36%) and detached houses in Bodmin St Petroc's (39%). Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 16.4 percentage points more than Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (Cornwall: 66%). Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 3.4 percentage points more than Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £181,000 in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and £251,495 in Bodmin St Petroc's, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 1.6 percentage points more than Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard, and 53 in Bodmin St Petroc's. The typical postcode is 340 m from the nearest school in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 477 m in Bodmin St Petroc's. The typical postcode is 1,154 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 747 m in Bodmin St Petroc's. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 54% of premises in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 84% in Bodmin St Petroc's.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 112 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 134 in Bodmin St Petroc's, against 73 across Cornwall. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,536 people in 2,917 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £181,000 over the past two years, 37% below the Cornwall median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% below the Cornwall average.
Bodmin St Petroc's is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,892 people in 3,300 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £251,495 over the past two years, 13% below the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and Bodmin St Petroc's next to other wards of Cornwall.