Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
vs St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Homes in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay sold for a median of £397,000, 37% above Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has 6,553 residents in 2,809 households; St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has 6,113 in 2,757. St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 33%, 7.1 percentage points more than Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 50% in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 8.9 percentage points more than Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (Cornwall: 66%). Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.1 percentage points more than St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and £397,000 in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 10.1 percentage points more than St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East, and 16 in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. The typical postcode is 1,041 m from the nearest school in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 731 m in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. The typical postcode is 3,046 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 518 m in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 51% in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 49 in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay, 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.
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.
St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,113 people in 2,757 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £397,000 over the past two years, 38% above the Cornwall median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay next to other wards of Cornwall.