Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
vs Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. Homes in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth sold for a median of £327,500, 17% above Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has 7,197 residents in 3,198 households; Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has 6,823 in 3,082. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (29% and 29%). Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 2 percentage points more than Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 36% in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 2.7 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 66%). Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 3.3 percentage points more than Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £327,500 in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and £278,770 in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 7.1 percentage points more than Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth, and 11 in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. The typical postcode is 999 m from the nearest school in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 479 m in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. The typical postcode is 4,539 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 2,646 m in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 43% of premises in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 52% in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 36 in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor, 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.
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,197 people in 3,198 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £327,500 over the past two years, 14% above the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Cornwall average.
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,823 people in 3,082 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £278,770 over the past two years, 3% below the Cornwall median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor next to other wards of Cornwall.