Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan
vs Helston South & Meneage
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan has the younger population: 29% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Helston South & Meneage. Homes in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan sold for a median of £375,000, 42% above Helston South & Meneage. Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan has more green space nearby (40% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan has 6,549 residents in 2,291 households; Helston South & Meneage has 7,475 in 3,063. Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 6.3 percentage points more than Helston South & Meneage (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and 37% in Helston South & Meneage. Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 13.2 percentage points more than Helston South & Meneage (Cornwall: 66%). Helston South & Meneage has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 12 percentage points more than Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £375,000 in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and £263,500 in Helston South & Meneage, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 40%, 23.1 percentage points more than Helston South & Meneage (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan, and 10 in Helston South & Meneage. The typical postcode is 895 m from the nearest school in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and 660 m in Helston South & Meneage. The typical postcode is 4,420 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and 4,332 m in Helston South & Meneage. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 49% of premises in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and 73% in Helston South & Meneage.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 31 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and 56 in Helston South & Meneage, 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.
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,549 people in 2,291 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 30% above the Cornwall median. On average 40% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 126% above the Cornwall average.
Helston South & Meneage is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,475 people in 3,063 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £263,500 over the past two years, 8% below the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan and Helston South & Meneage next to other wards of Cornwall.