Illogan & Portreath
vs Pool & Tehidy
Pool & Tehidy has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Illogan & Portreath. Homes in Illogan & Portreath sold for a median of £302,500, 23% above Pool & Tehidy. Pool & Tehidy has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Illogan & Portreath has 6,541 residents in 2,853 households; Pool & Tehidy has 7,238 in 3,133. Illogan & Portreath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7.4 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 25%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.8 percentage points more than Illogan & Portreath (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Illogan & Portreath and 31% in Pool & Tehidy. Illogan & Portreath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 13.1 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 66%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 6 percentage points more than Illogan & Portreath (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £302,500 in Illogan & Portreath and £246,000 in Pool & Tehidy, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 1 percentage point more than Illogan & Portreath (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Illogan & Portreath, and 51 in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 804 m from the nearest school in Illogan & Portreath and 479 m in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 1,833 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Illogan & Portreath and 1,988 m in Pool & Tehidy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 12% of premises in Illogan & Portreath and 29% in Pool & Tehidy.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 60 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Illogan & Portreath and 131 in Pool & Tehidy, 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.
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Illogan & Portreath is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,541 people in 2,853 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £302,500 over the past two years, 5% above the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Cornwall average.
Pool & Tehidy is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,238 people in 3,133 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £246,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Cornwall median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Illogan & Portreath and Pool & Tehidy next to other wards of Cornwall.