Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
vs Penzance Promenade
Penzance Promenade has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Homes in Penzance Promenade sold for a median of £292,100, 5% above Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor. Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has 6,823 residents in 3,082 households; Penzance Promenade has 5,840 in 3,104. Penzance Promenade has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 2.3 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 25%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 15.6 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (36%) and terraced houses in Penzance Promenade (28%). Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 14.3 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 66%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 4.5 percentage points more than Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £278,770 in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and £292,100 in Penzance Promenade, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 11.9 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor, and 127 in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 479 m from the nearest school in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 421 m in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 2,646 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 966 m in Penzance Promenade. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 80% in Penzance Promenade.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 36 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and 142 in Penzance Promenade, 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.
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.
Penzance Promenade is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,840 people in 3,104 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £292,100 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor and Penzance Promenade next to other wards of Cornwall.