Bodmin St Petroc's
vs Lostwithiel & Lanreath
Bodmin St Petroc's has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Homes in Lostwithiel & Lanreath sold for a median of £300,000, 19% above Bodmin St Petroc's. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Bodmin St Petroc's has 7,892 residents in 3,300 households; Lostwithiel & Lanreath has 6,183 in 2,770. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 8.7 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (Cornwall: 25%). Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.3 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (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 48% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 10.5 percentage points more than Bodmin St Petroc's (Cornwall: 66%). Bodmin St Petroc's has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 5.8 percentage points more than Lostwithiel & Lanreath (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £251,495 in Bodmin St Petroc's and £300,000 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 17 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 6 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. The typical postcode is 477 m from the nearest school in Bodmin St Petroc's and 756 m in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. The typical postcode is 747 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bodmin St Petroc's and 1,386 m in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 84% of premises in Bodmin St Petroc's and 33% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 134 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bodmin St Petroc's and 65 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath, 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.
Lostwithiel & Lanreath is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,183 people in 2,770 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 87% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Bodmin St Petroc's and Lostwithiel & Lanreath next to other wards of Cornwall.