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Feock & Kea
vs Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Feock & Kea. Homes in Feock & Kea sold for a median of £462,500, 60% above Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend. Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Cornwall with Feock & Kea highlighted
205 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend highlighted
123 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
city average

People

Feock & Kea has 5,324 residents in 2,404 households; Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has 5,808 in 2,354. Feock & Kea has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 36%, 21.2 percentage points more than Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (Cornwall: 25%). Feock & Kea has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.9 percentage points more than Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (Cornwall: 31%).

5,324Residents (2021)
5,808Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,404Households
2,354Households
250,533Households
10.6%Aged 15–29
21.6%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
35.5%Aged 65 and over
14.3%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
27.3%Living alone
25.4%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Feock & Kea (70%) and semi-detached houses in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (40%). Feock & Kea has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 23.8 percentage points more than Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (Cornwall: 66%). Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 9.6 percentage points more than Feock & Kea (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £462,500 in Feock & Kea and £288,500 in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£462,500Median sale price
£288,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
81.1%Owner-occupied
57.3%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
12.6%Private renting
22.2%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
5.4%Social renting
19.0%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
70.4%Detached houses
25.3%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
17.2%Semi-detached houses
40.2%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
9.2%Terraced houses
22.4%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
1.7%Flats
10.4%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.7 percentage points more than Feock & Kea (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Feock & Kea, and 54 in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend. The typical postcode is 1,374 m from the nearest school in Feock & Kea and 443 m in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend. The typical postcode is 2,323 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Feock & Kea and 1,935 m in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 37% of premises in Feock & Kea and 79% in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend.

13.7%Green space within 500 m
16.4%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
6Services within 15 min (median)
54Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.4 kmNearest school (median)
443 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
25Postcodes in flood risk areas
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
37.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
79.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 33 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Feock & Kea and 122 in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend, 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.

33Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
122Recorded 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.

Feock & Kea

Feock & Kea is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,324 people in 2,404 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £462,500 over the past two years, 61% above the Cornwall median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Cornwall average.

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,808 people in 2,354 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £288,500 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Feock & Kea and Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend next to other wards of Cornwall.