Launceston North & North Petherwin
vs Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow
Launceston North & North Petherwin has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Homes in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow sold for a median of £353,000, 40% above Launceston North & North Petherwin. Launceston North & North Petherwin has more green space nearby (6% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Launceston North & North Petherwin has 6,619 residents in 2,795 households; Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has 6,537 in 2,813. Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 1.6 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 25%). Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.6 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 49% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 4.8 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (20% and 21%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £251,417 in Launceston North & North Petherwin and £353,000 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Launceston North & North Petherwin has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 6%, 1.5 percentage points more than Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Launceston North & North Petherwin, and 13 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. The typical postcode is 686 m from the nearest school in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 852 m in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 57% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 58 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Launceston North & North Petherwin and 47 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow, 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.
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.
Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,537 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £353,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Cornwall median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 73% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Launceston North & North Petherwin and Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow next to other wards of Cornwall.