Hayle West
vs St Ives West & Towednack

Hayle West has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in St Ives West & Towednack. Homes in St Ives West & Towednack sold for a median of £347,500, 26% above Hayle West. St Ives West & Towednack has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 10%).

Hayle West

183 postcodes

St Ives West & Towednack

378 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Hayle West has 6,890 residents in 2,957 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%, 5.1 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 25%). St Ives West & Towednack has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 6.6 percentage points more than Hayle West (Cornwall: 31%).

6,890Residents (2021)

5,860Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

2,957Households

2,779Households

250,533Households

16.4%Aged 15–29

13.8%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

23.1%Aged 65 and over

28.2%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

29.9%Living alone

36.5%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Hayle West and 33% in St Ives West & Towednack. Hayle West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 61%, 3.5 percentage points more than St Ives West & Towednack (Cornwall: 66%). St Ives West & Towednack 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 £276,000 in Hayle West and £347,500 in St Ives West & Towednack, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£276,000Median sale price

£347,500Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

60.5%Owner-occupied

57.0%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

16.4%Private renting

18.0%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

20.8%Social renting

23.1%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

26.0%Detached houses

19.8%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

25.4%Semi-detached houses

26.8%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

35.6%Terraced houses

32.7%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

8.1%Flats

10.5%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

St Ives West & Towednack 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 122 in St Ives West & Towednack. The typical postcode is 382 m from the nearest school in Hayle West and 571 m in St Ives West & Towednack. The typical postcode is 715 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hayle West and 800 m in St Ives West & Towednack. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Hayle West and 54% in St Ives West & Towednack.

10.3%Green space within 500 m

12.2%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

61Services within 15 min (median)

122Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

382 mNearest school (median)

571 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

715 mNearest tram or rail (median)

800 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

28Postcodes in flood risk areas

98Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

77.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

54.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 84 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hayle West 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.

84Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

93Recorded 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.

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.

St Ives West & Towednack

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.

Hayle West and St Ives West & Towednack next to other wards of Cornwall.

Hayle West vs Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East Hayle West vs St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay Hayle West vs Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth St Ives West & Towednack vs St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay St Ives West & Towednack vs Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East St Ives West & Towednack vs Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor All wards of Cornwall

Hayle Westvs St Ives West & Towednack