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Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap
vs Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth

Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. Homes in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth sold for a median of £455,000, 57% above Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap. Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 15%).

People

Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap has 6,696 residents in 2,846 households; Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has 6,484 in 2,889. Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 7.7 percentage points more than Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap (Cornwall: 25%). Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.7 percentage points more than Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap (Cornwall: 31%).

6,696Residents (2021)
6,484Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,846Households
2,889Households
250,533Households
13.2%Aged 15–29
11.4%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
24.7%Aged 65 and over
32.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
25.9%Living alone
27.6%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and 54% in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 2.2 percentage points more than Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap (Cornwall: 66%). Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.5 percentage points more than Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,500 in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and £455,000 in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£290,500Median sale price
£455,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
75.2%Owner-occupied
77.4%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
14.5%Private renting
13.0%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.3%Social renting
8.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
51.5%Detached houses
53.5%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
22.9%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
17.2%Terraced houses
15.4%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
1.1%Flats
2.2%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 6.9 percentage points more than Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap, and 7 in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. The typical postcode is 675 m from the nearest school in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and 623 m in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. The typical postcode is 3,182 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and 1,992 m in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 37% of premises in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and 33% in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth.

15.4%Green space within 500 m
22.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
13Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
675 mNearest school (median)
623 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
37Postcodes in flood risk areas
43Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
36.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
33.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and 23 in Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth, 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.

43Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
23Recorded 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.

Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap

Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,696 people in 2,846 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,500 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Cornwall average.

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,484 people in 2,889 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £455,000 over the past two years, 58% above the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap and Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth next to other wards of Cornwall.