Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
vs St Ives West & Towednack
St Ives West & Towednack has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Homes in St Ives West & Towednack sold for a median of £347,500, 20% 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 West & Towednack has 5,860 in 2,779. St Ives West & Towednack has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 2.1 percentage points more than Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (Cornwall: 25%). St Ives West & Towednack has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 6.7 percentage points more than Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (42%) and terraced houses in St Ives West & Towednack (33%). Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 11 percentage points more than St Ives West & Towednack (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and £347,500 in St Ives West & Towednack, 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 West & Towednack (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East, and 122 in St Ives West & Towednack. The typical postcode is 1,041 m from the nearest school in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 571 m in St Ives West & Towednack. The typical postcode is 3,046 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 800 m in St Ives West & Towednack. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 54% in St Ives West & Towednack.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East and 93 in St Ives West & Towednack, 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 West & Towednack is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,860 people in 2,779 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £347,500 over the past two years, 21% 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 West & Towednack next to other wards of Cornwall.