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Falmouth Penwerris
vs Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth

Falmouth Penwerris has the younger population: 41% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. Homes in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth sold for a median of £455,000, 48% above Falmouth Penwerris. Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 7%).

Map of Cornwall with Falmouth Penwerris highlighted
Falmouth Penwerris
218 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth highlighted
Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth
257 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Falmouth Penwerris has 7,446 residents in 2,950 households; Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has 6,484 in 2,889. Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 18 percentage points more than Falmouth Penwerris (Cornwall: 25%). Falmouth Penwerris has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.2 percentage points more than Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (Cornwall: 31%).

7,446Residents (2021)
6,484Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,950Households
2,889Households
250,533Households
40.5%Aged 15–29
11.4%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
14.4%Aged 65 and over
32.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Living alone
27.6%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Falmouth Penwerris (39%) and detached houses in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (54%). Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 33.4 percentage points more than Falmouth Penwerris (Cornwall: 66%). Falmouth Penwerris has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 21.2 percentage points more than Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £307,500 in Falmouth Penwerris and £455,000 in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£307,500Median sale price
£455,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
44.0%Owner-occupied
77.4%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
34.2%Private renting
13.0%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
21.2%Social renting
8.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
8.5%Detached houses
53.5%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
22.9%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
39.2%Terraced houses
15.4%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
16.7%Flats
2.2%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 14.9 percentage points more than Falmouth Penwerris (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 196 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Falmouth Penwerris, and 7 in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. The typical postcode is 431 m from the nearest school in Falmouth Penwerris and 623 m in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. The typical postcode is 915 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Falmouth Penwerris and 1,992 m in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Falmouth Penwerris and 33% in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth.

7.4%Green space within 500 m
22.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
196Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
431 mNearest school (median)
623 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
915 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
43Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
86.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
33.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 104 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Falmouth Penwerris and 23 in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth, 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.

104Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
23Recorded 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 Penwerris

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.

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,484 people in 2,889 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £455,000 over the past two years, 58% above the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.

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