Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
vs Lostwithiel & Lanreath

Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the younger population: 12% 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, in line with Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 22%).

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos

267 postcodes

Lostwithiel & Lanreath

304 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has 5,808 residents in 2,801 households; Lostwithiel & Lanreath has 6,183 in 2,770. Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 38%, 7.5 percentage points more than Lostwithiel & Lanreath (Cornwall: 25%). Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4.1 percentage points more than Lostwithiel & Lanreath (Cornwall: 31%).

5,808Residents (2021)

6,183Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

2,801Households

2,770Households

250,533Households

10.3%Aged 15–29

11.9%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

37.6%Aged 65 and over

30.1%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

33.8%Living alone

29.7%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and 48% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 3.5 percentage points more than Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos (Cornwall: 66%). Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 3.4 percentage points more than Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £307,500 in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and £300,000 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£307,500Median sale price

£300,000Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

69.5%Owner-occupied

73.0%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

14.9%Private renting

18.3%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

14.3%Social renting

7.6%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

41.8%Detached houses

48.1%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

22.6%Semi-detached houses

22.3%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

16.2%Terraced houses

17.6%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

7.2%Flats

4.3%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Lostwithiel & Lanreath has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 11.4 percentage points more than Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 43 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos, and 6 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. The typical postcode is 919 m from the nearest school in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and 756 m in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. The typical postcode is 4,767 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and 1,386 m in Lostwithiel & Lanreath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 37% of premises in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and 33% in Lostwithiel & Lanreath.

22.1%Green space within 500 m

33.5%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

43Services within 15 min (median)

6Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

919 mNearest school (median)

756 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

4.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

49Postcodes in flood risk areas

60Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

36.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

32.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and 65 in Lostwithiel & Lanreath, 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

65Recorded 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.

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos

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.

Lostwithiel & Lanreath

Lostwithiel & Lanreath is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,183 people in 2,770 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 87% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos and Lostwithiel & Lanreath next to other wards of Cornwall.

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Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglosvs Lostwithiel & Lanreath