Callington & St Dominic
vs St Cleer & Menheniot
Callington & St Dominic has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in St Cleer & Menheniot. Homes in St Cleer & Menheniot sold for a median of £280,000, 8% above Callington & St Dominic. St Cleer & Menheniot has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Callington & St Dominic has 6,774 residents in 3,039 households; St Cleer & Menheniot has 6,267 in 2,771. St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 1.7 percentage points more than Callington & St Dominic (Cornwall: 25%). Callington & St Dominic has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.1 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Callington & St Dominic and 55% in St Cleer & Menheniot. St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 7 percentage points more than Callington & St Dominic (Cornwall: 66%). Callington & St Dominic has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 4.7 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Callington & St Dominic and £280,000 in St Cleer & Menheniot, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 10.8 percentage points more than Callington & St Dominic (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 32 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Callington & St Dominic, and 5 in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest school in Callington & St Dominic and 744 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 6,762 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Callington & St Dominic and 4,739 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Callington & St Dominic and 68% in St Cleer & Menheniot.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 68 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Callington & St Dominic and 42 in St Cleer & Menheniot, 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.
Callington & St Dominic is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,774 people in 3,039 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 10% below the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Cornwall average.
St Cleer & Menheniot is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,267 people in 2,771 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Callington & St Dominic and St Cleer & Menheniot next to other wards of Cornwall.