Hayle West
vs St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay
Hayle West has the younger population: 16% 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, 44% above Hayle West. St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Hayle West has 6,890 residents in 2,957 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%, 10.1 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 St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (50%). St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 16.4 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £276,000 in Hayle West and £397,000 in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 12%, 1.9 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 16 in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. The typical postcode is 382 m from the nearest school in Hayle West and 731 m in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. The typical postcode is 715 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hayle West and 518 m in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Hayle West and 51% in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 84 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hayle West 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.
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.
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.
Hayle West and St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay next to other wards of Cornwall.