Hayle West
vs Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
Hayle West has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. Homes in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth sold for a median of £327,500, 19% above Hayle West. Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Hayle West has 6,890 residents in 2,957 households; Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has 7,197 in 3,198. Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 6.1 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Hayle West (36%) and detached houses in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (41%). Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 8.6 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £276,000 in Hayle West and £327,500 in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 2.4 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 61 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hayle West, and 10 in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. The typical postcode is 382 m from the nearest school in Hayle West and 999 m in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. The typical postcode is 715 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hayle West and 4,539 m in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Hayle West and 43% in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 84 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hayle West and 66 in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth, 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.
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.
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,197 people in 3,198 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £327,500 over the past two years, 14% above the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Hayle West and Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth next to other wards of Cornwall.