Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
vs Porthleven, Breage & Germoe
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe. Homes in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe sold for a median of £361,250, 10% above Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has 7,197 residents in 3,198 households; Porthleven, Breage & Germoe has 6,820 in 3,087. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 2.1 percentage points more than Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 52% in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 4.9 percentage points more than Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth (Cornwall: 66%). Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 3.1 percentage points more than Porthleven, Breage & Germoe (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £327,500 in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and £361,250 in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 1.4 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 9 in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe. The typical postcode is 999 m from the nearest school in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 903 m in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe. The typical postcode is 4,539 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 4,590 m in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 43% of premises in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 79% in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and 33 in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, 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.
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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.
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,820 people in 3,087 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £361,250 over the past two years, 26% above the Cornwall median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth and Porthleven, Breage & Germoe next to other wards of Cornwall.