Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
vs Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Homes in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan sold for a median of £320,000, 15% above Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 10%).

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor

304 postcodes

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

401 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has 6,823 residents in 3,082 households; Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has 6,011 in 2,851. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 3.4 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 25%). Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 3.4 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 31%).

6,823Residents (2021)

6,011Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

3,082Households

2,851Households

250,533Households

13.1%Aged 15–29

11.5%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

29.0%Aged 65 and over

32.4%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

31.6%Living alone

35.0%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 38% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 2.1 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (20% and 21%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £278,770 in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and £320,000 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£278,770Median sale price

£320,000Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

66.4%Owner-occupied

68.5%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

19.9%Private renting

20.6%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

13.1%Social renting

10.5%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

36.0%Detached houses

37.9%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

24.4%Semi-detached houses

25.4%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

28.8%Terraced houses

27.7%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

6.3%Flats

4.7%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 9.7 percentage points more than Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor, and 15 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. The typical postcode is 479 m from the nearest school in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 694 m in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. The typical postcode is 2,646 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 3,790 m in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 57% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan.

19.8%Green space within 500 m

10.1%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

11Services within 15 min (median)

15Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

479 mNearest school (median)

694 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

2.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

65Postcodes in flood risk areas

77Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

51.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

57.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 36 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 47 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, 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.

36Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

47Recorded 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.

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor

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.

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,011 people in 2,851 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan next to other wards of Cornwall.

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Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoorvs Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan