Land's End
vs Penzance Promenade
Penzance Promenade has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Land's End. Homes in Penzance Promenade sold for a median of £292,100, 6% above Land's End. Land's End has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Land's End has 6,824 residents in 3,217 households; Penzance Promenade has 5,840 in 3,104. Penzance Promenade has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 1.4 percentage points more than Land's End (Cornwall: 25%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 12.2 percentage points more than Land's End (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Land's End (36%) and terraced houses in Penzance Promenade (28%). Land's End has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 17 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 66%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 4.9 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 £292,100 in Penzance Promenade, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Land's End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 15.3 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Land's End, and 127 in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 797 m from the nearest school in Land's End and 421 m in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 10,551 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Land's End and 966 m in Penzance Promenade. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 48% of premises in Land's End and 80% in Penzance Promenade.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 51 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Land's End and 142 in Penzance Promenade, 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.
Penzance Promenade is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,840 people in 3,104 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £292,100 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Land's End and Penzance Promenade next to other wards of Cornwall.