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Launceston North & North Petherwin
vs Lynher

Launceston North & North Petherwin has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Lynher. Homes in Lynher sold for a median of £320,000, 27% above Launceston North & North Petherwin. Lynher has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Cornwall with Launceston North & North Petherwin highlighted
Launceston North & North Petherwin
238 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Lynher highlighted
Lynher
246 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Launceston North & North Petherwin has 6,619 residents in 2,795 households; Lynher has 5,759 in 2,507. Lynher has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 4.1 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 26%).

6,619Residents (2021)
5,759Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,795Households
2,507Households
250,533Households
12.8%Aged 15–29
11.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
26.1%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Living alone
26.1%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 57% in Lynher. Lynher has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 12 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 66%). Launceston North & North Petherwin has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 7.2 percentage points more than Lynher (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £251,417 in Launceston North & North Petherwin and £320,000 in Lynher, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£251,417Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
65.9%Owner-occupied
77.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
20.0%Private renting
12.8%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
13.7%Social renting
8.7%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
50.1%Detached houses
56.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
28.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
20.8%Terraced houses
11.2%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
3.9%Flats
0.8%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Lynher has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 6.9 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Launceston North & North Petherwin, and 4 in Lynher. The typical postcode is 686 m from the nearest school in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 1,577 m in Lynher. The typical postcode is 1,121 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 7,544 m in Lynher. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 48% in Lynher.

6.4%Green space within 500 m
13.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
5Services within 15 min (median)
4Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
686 mNearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
7.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
30Postcodes in flood risk areas
20Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
60.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
47.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 58 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 22 in Lynher, 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.

58Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
22Recorded 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.

Launceston North & North Petherwin

Launceston North & North Petherwin is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,619 people in 2,795 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £251,417 over the past two years, 13% below the Cornwall median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% below the Cornwall average.

Lynher

Lynher is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,759 people in 2,507 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Launceston North & North Petherwin and Lynher next to other wards of Cornwall.

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