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Land's End
vs Penzance East

Penzance East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Land's End. Homes in Land's End sold for a median of £275,000, 24% above Penzance East. Land's End has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Cornwall with Land's End highlighted
Land's End
346 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Penzance East highlighted
Penzance East
233 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Land's End has 6,824 residents in 3,217 households; Penzance East has 7,114 in 3,531. Land's End has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 7.1 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 25%). Penzance East has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 8.4 percentage points more than Land's End (Cornwall: 31%).

6,824Residents (2021)
7,114Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
3,217Households
3,531Households
250,533Households
12.4%Aged 15–29
17.6%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
29.9%Aged 65 and over
22.8%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
35.0%Living alone
43.4%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Land's End (36%) and terraced houses in Penzance East (44%). Land's End has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 21.9 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 66%). Penzance East has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 7 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 £222,500 in Penzance East, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£275,000Median sale price
£222,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
69.1%Owner-occupied
47.2%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
19.5%Private renting
26.5%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
10.9%Social renting
25.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
35.7%Detached houses
4.4%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
20.8%Semi-detached houses
18.9%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
34.3%Terraced houses
44.1%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.7%Flats
20.1%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Land's End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 14.8 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Land's End, and 119 in Penzance East. The typical postcode is 797 m from the nearest school in Land's End and 406 m in Penzance East. The typical postcode is 10,551 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Land's End and 489 m in Penzance East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 48% of premises in Land's End and 83% in Penzance East.

23.2%Green space within 500 m
8.4%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
12Services within 15 min (median)
119Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
797 mNearest school (median)
406 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
10.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
489 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
32Postcodes in flood risk areas
27Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
47.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.9%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 144 in Penzance East, 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
144Recorded 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.

Penzance East

Penzance East is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,114 people in 3,531 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 23% below the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Land's End and Penzance East next to other wards of Cornwall.

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