Liskeard South & Dobwalls
vs St Cleer & Menheniot
Liskeard South & Dobwalls has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in St Cleer & Menheniot. Homes in St Cleer & Menheniot sold for a median of £280,000, 9% above Liskeard South & Dobwalls. St Cleer & Menheniot has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Liskeard South & Dobwalls has 7,451 residents in 3,363 households; St Cleer & Menheniot has 6,267 in 2,771. St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 1.2 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 25%). Liskeard South & Dobwalls has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 4.9 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 55% in St Cleer & Menheniot. St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 9.7 percentage points more than Liskeard South & Dobwalls (Cornwall: 66%). Liskeard South & Dobwalls has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.4 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £257,500 in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and £280,000 in St Cleer & Menheniot, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 4 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 5 in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 647 m from the nearest school in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 744 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 959 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 4,739 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Liskeard South & Dobwalls and 68% in St Cleer & Menheniot.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Liskeard South & Dobwalls 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 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.
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 South & Dobwalls and St Cleer & Menheniot next to other wards of Cornwall.