Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard
vs Wadebridge West & St Mabyn

Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Homes in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn sold for a median of £320,000, 77% above Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard. Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 15%).

Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard

168 postcodes

Wadebridge West & St Mabyn

302 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard has 6,536 residents in 2,917 households; Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has 6,509 in 2,996. Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 10.6 percentage points more than Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 35%).

6,536Residents (2021)

6,509Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

2,917Households

2,996Households

250,533Households

17.2%Aged 15–29

13.9%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

18.6%Aged 65 and over

29.2%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

35.2%Living alone

35.1%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (36%) and detached houses in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn (41%). Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 19.3 percentage points more than Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard (Cornwall: 66%). Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 1.7 percentage points more than Wadebridge West & St Mabyn (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £181,000 in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and £320,000 in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£181,000Median sale price

£320,000Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

46.1%Owner-occupied

65.4%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

20.7%Private renting

19.0%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

32.4%Social renting

14.2%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

11.3%Detached houses

40.9%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

32.5%Semi-detached houses

23.0%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

35.5%Terraced houses

18.3%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

17.0%Flats

12.7%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 4.3 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 15 in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. The typical postcode is 340 m from the nearest school in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 718 m in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. The typical postcode is 1,154 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 7,183 m in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 54% of premises in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 79% in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn.

14.9%Green space within 500 m

19.2%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

54Services within 15 min (median)

15Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

340 mNearest school (median)

718 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

7.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

11Postcodes in flood risk areas

56Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

53.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 112 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and 89 in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn, 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.

112Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

89Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Wadebridge West & St Mabyn

Wadebridge West & St Mabyn is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,509 people in 2,996 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard and Wadebridge West & St Mabyn next to other wards of Cornwall.

Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard vs Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard vs Bodmin St Petroc's Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard vs Lostwithiel & Lanreath Wadebridge West & St Mabyn vs Wadebridge East & St Minver Wadebridge West & St Mabyn vs Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence Wadebridge West & St Mabyn vs Bodmin St Petroc's All wards of Cornwall

Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonardvs Wadebridge West & St Mabyn