Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
vs Lostwithiel & Lanreath

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Homes in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence sold for a median of £326,000, 9% above Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has more green space nearby (37% within 500 m, against 34%).

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence

303 postcodes

Lostwithiel & Lanreath

304 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has 6,438 residents in 2,737 households; Lostwithiel & Lanreath has 6,183 in 2,770. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 4.5 percentage points more than Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence (Cornwall: 25%). Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 4.5 percentage points more than Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence (Cornwall: 31%).

6,438Residents (2021)

6,183Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

2,737Households

2,770Households

250,533Households

14.0%Aged 15–29

11.9%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

25.6%Aged 65 and over

30.1%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

25.2%Living alone

29.7%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and 48% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 2.1 percentage points more than Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence (Cornwall: 66%). Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.1 percentage points more than Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £326,000 in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and £300,000 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£326,000Median sale price

£300,000Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

70.9%Owner-occupied

73.0%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

16.2%Private renting

18.3%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

12.2%Social renting

7.6%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

52.4%Detached houses

48.1%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

22.5%Semi-detached houses

22.3%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

17.8%Terraced houses

17.6%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

3.2%Flats

4.3%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 37%, 3.4 percentage points more than Lostwithiel & Lanreath (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence, and 6 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. The typical postcode is 1,100 m from the nearest school in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and 756 m in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. The typical postcode is 2,686 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and 1,386 m in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and 33% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath.

36.9%Green space within 500 m

33.5%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

5Services within 15 min (median)

6Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

1.1 kmNearest school (median)

756 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

2.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

38Postcodes in flood risk areas

60Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

80.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

32.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 76 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and 65 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath, 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.

76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

65Recorded 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.

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,438 people in 2,737 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £326,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Cornwall median. On average 37% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 106% above the Cornwall average.

Lostwithiel & Lanreath

Lostwithiel & Lanreath is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,183 people in 2,770 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 87% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence and Lostwithiel & Lanreath next to other wards of Cornwall.

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