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Liskeard South & Dobwalls
vs Looe East & Deviock

Liskeard South & Dobwalls has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Looe East & Deviock. Homes in Looe East & Deviock sold for a median of £300,000, 17% above Liskeard South & Dobwalls. Looe East & Deviock has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Cornwall with Liskeard South & Dobwalls highlighted
Liskeard South & Dobwalls
299 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Looe East & Deviock highlighted
Looe East & Deviock
267 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Liskeard South & Dobwalls has 7,451 residents in 3,363 households; Looe East & Deviock has 6,369 in 2,857. Looe East & Deviock has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 3.6 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).

7,451Residents (2021)
6,369Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
3,363Households
2,857Households
250,533Households
13.2%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
27.2%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
31.4%Living alone
31.3%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 46% in Looe East & Deviock. Looe East & Deviock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 6.6 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (17% and 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £257,500 in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and £300,000 in Looe East & Deviock, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£257,500Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
64.6%Owner-occupied
71.2%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
17.2%Private renting
17.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
16.5%Social renting
10.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
38.0%Detached houses
45.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
31.5%Semi-detached houses
23.6%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
20.8%Terraced houses
12.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.7%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%, 7.1 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Liskeard South & Dobwalls, and 38 in Looe East & Deviock. The typical postcode is 647 m from the nearest school in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 559 m in Looe East & Deviock. The typical postcode is 959 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 809 m in Looe East & Deviock. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 40% in Looe East & Deviock.

17.1%Green space within 500 m
24.2%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
11Services within 15 min (median)
38Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
647 mNearest school (median)
559 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
959 mNearest tram or rail (median)
809 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
60Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
72.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
40.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Liskeard South & Dobwalls 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.

47Recorded 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 South & Dobwalls

Liskeard South & Dobwalls is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,451 people in 3,363 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £257,500 over the past two years, 10% below the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% below 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 South & Dobwalls and Looe East & Deviock next to other wards of Cornwall.

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