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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%).

Map of Cornwall with Land's End highlighted
346 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan highlighted
401 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
city average

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%).

6,824Residents (2021)
6,011Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
3,217Households
2,851Households
250,533Households
12.4%Aged 15–29
11.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
29.9%Aged 65 and over
32.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
35.0%Living alone
35.0%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

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.

£275,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
69.1%Owner-occupied
68.5%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
19.5%Private renting
20.6%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
10.9%Social renting
10.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
35.7%Detached houses
37.9%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
20.8%Semi-detached houses
25.4%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
34.3%Terraced houses
27.7%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.7%Flats
4.7%Flats
8.3%Flats

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.

23.2%Green space within 500 m
10.1%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
12Services within 15 min (median)
15Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
797 mNearest school (median)
694 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
10.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
77Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
47.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
57.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

51Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
47Recorded 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.

Land's End

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

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.