Falmouth Arwenack
vs Falmouth Penwerris
Falmouth Penwerris has the younger population: 41% of residents are aged 15–29, against 33% in Falmouth Arwenack. Homes in Falmouth Arwenack sold for a median of £400,000, 30% above Falmouth Penwerris. Falmouth Penwerris has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Falmouth Arwenack has 5,938 residents in 2,484 households; Falmouth Penwerris has 7,446 in 2,950. Falmouth Arwenack has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 11.6 percentage points more than Falmouth Penwerris (Cornwall: 25%). Falmouth Arwenack has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 5.2 percentage points more than Falmouth Penwerris (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Falmouth Arwenack (25%) and terraced houses in Falmouth Penwerris (39%). Falmouth Arwenack has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 17.8 percentage points more than Falmouth Penwerris (Cornwall: 66%). Falmouth Penwerris has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 1.6 percentage points more than Falmouth Arwenack (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Falmouth Arwenack and £307,500 in Falmouth Penwerris, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Falmouth Penwerris has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 2 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 196 in Falmouth Penwerris. The typical postcode is 658 m from the nearest school in Falmouth Arwenack and 431 m in Falmouth Penwerris. The typical postcode is 430 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Falmouth Arwenack and 915 m in Falmouth Penwerris. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Falmouth Arwenack and 86% in Falmouth Penwerris.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 110 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Falmouth Arwenack and 104 in Falmouth Penwerris, 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.
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 Penwerris is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,446 people in 2,950 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £307,500 over the past two years, 7% above the Cornwall median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Falmouth Arwenack and Falmouth Penwerris next to other wards of Cornwall.