Liskeard Central
vs St Cleer & Menheniot
Liskeard Central has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in St Cleer & Menheniot. Homes in St Cleer & Menheniot sold for a median of £280,000, 30% above Liskeard Central. Liskeard Central has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Liskeard Central has 7,431 residents in 3,311 households; St Cleer & Menheniot has 6,267 in 2,771. St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 7.8 percentage points more than Liskeard Central (Cornwall: 25%). Liskeard Central has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 7.2 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Liskeard Central (35%) and detached houses in St Cleer & Menheniot (55%). St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 19.6 percentage points more than Liskeard Central (Cornwall: 66%). Liskeard Central has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 9.6 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Liskeard Central and £280,000 in St Cleer & Menheniot, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (21% and 21%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Liskeard Central, and 5 in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 397 m from the nearest school in Liskeard Central and 744 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 1,434 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Liskeard Central and 4,739 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Liskeard Central and 68% in St Cleer & Menheniot.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 153 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Liskeard Central and 42 in St Cleer & Menheniot, 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.
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.
St Cleer & Menheniot is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,267 people in 2,771 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Liskeard Central and St Cleer & Menheniot next to other wards of Cornwall.