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Helston North
vs Helston South & Meneage

Helston South & Meneage has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Helston North. Homes in Helston North sold for a median of £280,000, 6% above Helston South & Meneage. Helston South & Meneage has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Cornwall with Helston North highlighted
Helston North
183 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Helston South & Meneage highlighted
Helston South & Meneage
277 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Helston North has 6,412 residents in 2,871 households; Helston South & Meneage has 7,475 in 3,063. Helston North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 7 percentage points more than Helston South & Meneage (Cornwall: 25%). Helston North has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.9 percentage points more than Helston South & Meneage (Cornwall: 31%).

6,412Residents (2021)
7,475Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,871Households
3,063Households
250,533Households
14.2%Aged 15–29
16.4%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
25.6%Aged 65 and over
18.6%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
31.8%Living alone
26.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Helston North and 37% in Helston South & Meneage. Helston North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 10.8 percentage points more than Helston South & Meneage (Cornwall: 66%). Helston South & Meneage has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 10.4 percentage points more than Helston North (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Helston North and £263,500 in Helston South & Meneage, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£280,000Median sale price
£263,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
70.5%Owner-occupied
59.7%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
17.4%Private renting
27.8%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
11.6%Social renting
11.2%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
40.4%Detached houses
36.9%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.1%Semi-detached houses
22.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
16.3%Terraced houses
25.0%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
11.3%Flats
6.0%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Helston South & Meneage has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5 percentage points more than Helston North (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Helston North, and 10 in Helston South & Meneage. The typical postcode is 352 m from the nearest school in Helston North and 660 m in Helston South & Meneage. The typical postcode is 2,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Helston North and 4,332 m in Helston South & Meneage. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Helston North and 73% in Helston South & Meneage.

12.3%Green space within 500 m
17.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
91Services within 15 min (median)
10Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
352 mNearest school (median)
660 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
67.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 59 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Helston North and 56 in Helston South & Meneage, 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.

59Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
56Recorded 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.

Helston North

Helston North is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,412 people in 2,871 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Cornwall average.

Helston South & Meneage

Helston South & Meneage is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,475 people in 3,063 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £263,500 over the past two years, 8% below the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Helston North and Helston South & Meneage next to other wards of Cornwall.

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