Liskeard South & Dobwalls
vs Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
Liskeard South & Dobwalls has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos. Homes in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos sold for a median of £307,500, 19% above Liskeard South & Dobwalls. Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Liskeard South & Dobwalls has 7,451 residents in 3,363 households; Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has 5,808 in 2,801. Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 38%, 10.4 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 25%). Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 2.4 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 42% in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos. Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 4.9 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 66%). Liskeard South & Dobwalls has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.3 percentage points more than Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £257,500 in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and £307,500 in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 5 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 43 in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos. The typical postcode is 647 m from the nearest school in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 919 m in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos. The typical postcode is 959 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 4,767 m in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 37% in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 47 in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos, 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 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 West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,808 people in 2,801 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £307,500 over the past two years, 7% above the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Liskeard South & Dobwalls and Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos next to other wards of Cornwall.