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Helston North
vs Mullion & St Keverne

Helston North has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Mullion & St Keverne. Homes in Mullion & St Keverne sold for a median of £360,000, 29% above Helston North. Mullion & St Keverne has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Cornwall with Helston North highlighted
Helston North
183 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Mullion & St Keverne highlighted
Mullion & St Keverne
302 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Helston North has 6,412 residents in 2,871 households; Mullion & St Keverne has 7,185 in 3,110. Mullion & St Keverne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 6.6 percentage points more than Helston North (Cornwall: 25%). Helston North has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 3.9 percentage points more than Mullion & St Keverne (Cornwall: 31%).

6,412Residents (2021)
7,185Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,871Households
3,110Households
250,533Households
14.2%Aged 15–29
11.3%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
25.6%Aged 65 and over
32.2%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
31.8%Living alone
27.9%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 54% in Mullion & St Keverne. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (71% and 70%). Helston North has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.3 percentage points more than Mullion & St Keverne (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Helston North and £360,000 in Mullion & St Keverne, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£280,000Median sale price
£360,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
70.5%Owner-occupied
70.2%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
17.4%Private renting
16.1%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
11.6%Social renting
12.6%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
40.4%Detached houses
54.1%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.1%Semi-detached houses
24.1%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
16.3%Terraced houses
15.7%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
11.3%Flats
1.8%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mullion & St Keverne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 2.2 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 Mullion & St Keverne. The typical postcode is 352 m from the nearest school in Helston North and 711 m in Mullion & St Keverne. The typical postcode is 2,006 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Helston North and 11,289 m in Mullion & St Keverne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Helston North and 72% in Mullion & St Keverne.

12.3%Green space within 500 m
14.5%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)
711 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
11.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
21Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
67.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.3%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 50 in Mullion & St Keverne, 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
50Recorded 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.

Mullion & St Keverne

Mullion & St Keverne is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,185 people in 3,110 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £360,000 over the past two years, 25% above the Cornwall median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Helston North and Mullion & St Keverne next to other wards of Cornwall.

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