Land's End
vs Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
Land's End has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Homes in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan sold for a median of £320,000, 16% above Land's End. Land's End has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Land's End has 6,824 residents in 3,217 households; Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has 6,011 in 2,851. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 2.5 percentage points more than Land's End (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (35% and 35%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Land's End and 38% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (69% and 69%). Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 1.1 percentage points more than Land's End (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Land's End and £320,000 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Land's End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 13.1 percentage points more than Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Land's End, and 15 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. The typical postcode is 797 m from the nearest school in Land's End and 694 m in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. The typical postcode is 10,551 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Land's End and 3,790 m in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 48% of premises in Land's End and 57% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 51 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Land's End and 47 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, 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.
Land's End is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,824 people in 3,217 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Cornwall median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% above the Cornwall average.
Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,011 people in 2,851 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Land's End and Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan next to other wards of Cornwall.