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%).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 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.