Bodmin St Petroc's
vs Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
Bodmin St Petroc's has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence. Homes in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence sold for a median of £326,000, 30% above Bodmin St Petroc's. Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Bodmin St Petroc's has 7,892 residents in 3,300 households; Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has 6,438 in 2,737. Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 4.2 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (Cornwall: 25%). Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.2 percentage points more than Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Bodmin St Petroc's and 52% in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence. Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 8.4 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (Cornwall: 66%). Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 7.9 percentage points more than Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £251,495 in Bodmin St Petroc's and £326,000 in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 20.4 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 53 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bodmin St Petroc's, and 5 in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence. The typical postcode is 477 m from the nearest school in Bodmin St Petroc's and 1,100 m in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence. The typical postcode is 747 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bodmin St Petroc's and 2,686 m in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Bodmin St Petroc's and 80% in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 134 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bodmin St Petroc's and 76 in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence, 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 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.
Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,438 people in 2,737 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £326,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Cornwall median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 106% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Bodmin St Petroc's and Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence next to other wards of Cornwall.