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Liskeard Central
vs Looe East & Deviock

Liskeard Central has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Looe East & Deviock. Homes in Looe East & Deviock sold for a median of £300,000, 40% above Liskeard Central. Looe East & Deviock has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 21%).

Map of Cornwall with Liskeard Central highlighted
Liskeard Central
274 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Looe East & Deviock highlighted
Looe East & Deviock
267 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Liskeard Central has 7,431 residents in 3,311 households; Looe East & Deviock has 6,369 in 2,857. Looe East & Deviock has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 10.2 percentage points more than Liskeard Central (Cornwall: 25%). Liskeard Central has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.4 percentage points more than Looe East & Deviock (Cornwall: 31%).

7,431Residents (2021)
6,369Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
3,311Households
2,857Households
250,533Households
17.1%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
20.6%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
33.7%Living alone
31.3%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Liskeard Central (35%) and detached houses in Looe East & Deviock (46%). Looe East & Deviock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 16.5 percentage points more than Liskeard Central (Cornwall: 66%). Liskeard Central has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 8.1 percentage points more than Looe East & Deviock (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Liskeard Central and £300,000 in Looe East & Deviock, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£215,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
54.7%Owner-occupied
71.2%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
25.4%Private renting
17.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
18.1%Social renting
10.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
22.1%Detached houses
45.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
29.9%Semi-detached houses
23.6%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
34.5%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
10.8%Flats
10.2%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Looe East & Deviock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 2.8 percentage points more than Liskeard Central (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Liskeard Central, and 38 in Looe East & Deviock. The typical postcode is 397 m from the nearest school in Liskeard Central and 559 m in Looe East & Deviock. The typical postcode is 1,434 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Liskeard Central and 809 m in Looe East & Deviock. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Liskeard Central and 40% in Looe East & Deviock.

21.4%Green space within 500 m
24.2%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
74Services within 15 min (median)
38Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
397 mNearest school (median)
559 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
809 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
60Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
86.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
40.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 153 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Liskeard Central and 80 in Looe East & Deviock, 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.

153Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
80Recorded 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.

Liskeard Central

Liskeard Central is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,431 people in 3,311 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the Cornwall average.

Looe East & Deviock

Looe East & Deviock is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,369 people in 2,857 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Liskeard Central and Looe East & Deviock next to other wards of Cornwall.

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