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Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
vs Hayle West

Hayle West has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Homes in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East sold for a median of £290,000, 5% above Hayle West. Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Cornwall with Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East highlighted
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
205 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Hayle West highlighted
Hayle West
183 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has 6,553 residents in 2,809 households; Hayle West has 6,890 in 2,957. Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 3 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).

6,553Residents (2021)
6,890Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,809Households
2,957Households
250,533Households
13.2%Aged 15–29
16.4%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.1%Aged 65 and over
23.1%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
29.8%Living alone
29.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (42%) and terraced houses in Hayle West (36%). Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 7.5 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 66%). Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 1.6 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and £276,000 in Hayle West, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£290,000Median sale price
£276,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
68.0%Owner-occupied
60.5%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
18.0%Private renting
16.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
11.1%Social renting
20.8%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
42.4%Detached houses
26.0%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.0%Semi-detached houses
25.4%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
20.8%Terraced houses
35.6%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
3.3%Flats
8.1%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 12 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East, and 61 in Hayle West. The typical postcode is 1,041 m from the nearest school in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 382 m in Hayle West. The typical postcode is 3,046 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 715 m in Hayle West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 78% in Hayle West.

22.3%Green space within 500 m
10.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
7Services within 15 min (median)
61Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.0 kmNearest school (median)
382 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
715 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
40Postcodes in flood risk areas
28Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
46.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
77.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 84 in Hayle West, 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.

86Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
84Recorded 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.

Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East

Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,553 people in 2,809 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.

Hayle West

Hayle West is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,890 people in 2,957 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £276,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and Hayle West next to other wards of Cornwall.

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