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Falmouth Arwenack
vs Falmouth Boslowick

Falmouth Arwenack has the younger population: 33% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Falmouth Boslowick. Homes in Falmouth Arwenack sold for a median of £400,000, 16% above Falmouth Boslowick. Falmouth Boslowick has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Cornwall with Falmouth Arwenack highlighted
Falmouth Arwenack
240 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Falmouth Boslowick highlighted
Falmouth Boslowick
122 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Falmouth Arwenack has 5,938 residents in 2,484 households; Falmouth Boslowick has 6,371 in 2,692. Falmouth Arwenack has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 5 percentage points more than Falmouth Boslowick (Cornwall: 25%). Falmouth Arwenack has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 9.2 percentage points more than Falmouth Boslowick (Cornwall: 31%).

5,938Residents (2021)
6,371Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,484Households
2,692Households
250,533Households
33.2%Aged 15–29
14.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.0%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
36.0%Living alone
26.8%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Falmouth Arwenack (25%) and semi-detached houses in Falmouth Boslowick (48%). Falmouth Boslowick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 12.6 percentage points more than Falmouth Arwenack (Cornwall: 66%). Falmouth Arwenack has the higher share of private renting: 33%, 17.7 percentage points more than Falmouth Boslowick (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Falmouth Arwenack and £346,250 in Falmouth Boslowick, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£400,000Median sale price
£346,250Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
61.8%Owner-occupied
74.4%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
32.6%Private renting
14.9%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
5.1%Social renting
9.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
19.7%Detached houses
22.8%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
15.6%Semi-detached houses
48.0%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
20.5%Terraced houses
17.7%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
25.4%Flats
7.5%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Falmouth Boslowick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 13.5 percentage points more than Falmouth Arwenack (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 186 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Falmouth Arwenack, and 51 in Falmouth Boslowick. The typical postcode is 658 m from the nearest school in Falmouth Arwenack and 502 m in Falmouth Boslowick. The typical postcode is 430 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Falmouth Arwenack and 774 m in Falmouth Boslowick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Falmouth Arwenack and 73% in Falmouth Boslowick.

5.4%Green space within 500 m
18.9%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
186Services within 15 min (median)
51Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
658 mNearest school (median)
502 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
430 mNearest tram or rail (median)
774 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
80.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 110 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Falmouth Arwenack and 41 in Falmouth Boslowick, 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.

110Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
41Recorded 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.

Falmouth Arwenack

Falmouth Arwenack is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,938 people in 2,484 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 39% above the Cornwall median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% below the Cornwall average.

Falmouth Boslowick

Falmouth Boslowick is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,371 people in 2,692 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £346,250 over the past two years, 20% above the Cornwall median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

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