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Lynher
vs St Cleer & Menheniot

St Cleer & Menheniot has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Lynher. Homes in Lynher sold for a median of £320,000, 14% above St Cleer & Menheniot. St Cleer & Menheniot has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Cornwall with Lynher highlighted
Lynher
246 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Cleer & Menheniot highlighted
St Cleer & Menheniot
288 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Lynher has 5,759 residents in 2,507 households; St Cleer & Menheniot has 6,267 in 2,771. Lynher has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 1.8 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 27%).

5,759Residents (2021)
6,267Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,507Households
2,771Households
250,533Households
11.5%Aged 15–29
12.4%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
30.2%Aged 65 and over
28.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
26.1%Living alone
26.5%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Lynher and 55% in St Cleer & Menheniot. Lynher has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 3.6 percentage points more than St Cleer & Menheniot (Cornwall: 66%). St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 3 percentage points more than Lynher (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £320,000 in Lynher and £280,000 in St Cleer & Menheniot, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£320,000Median sale price
£280,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
77.9%Owner-occupied
74.3%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
12.8%Private renting
15.8%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
8.7%Social renting
9.2%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
56.7%Detached houses
55.2%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.3%Semi-detached houses
24.2%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
11.2%Terraced houses
16.3%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
0.8%Flats
1.4%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

St Cleer & Menheniot has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 7.8 percentage points more than Lynher (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lynher, and 5 in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 1,577 m from the nearest school in Lynher and 744 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. The typical postcode is 7,544 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lynher and 4,739 m in St Cleer & Menheniot. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 48% of premises in Lynher and 68% in St Cleer & Menheniot.

13.3%Green space within 500 m
21.1%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
4Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
744 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
20Postcodes in flood risk areas
35Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
47.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
67.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 22 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lynher and 42 in St Cleer & Menheniot, 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.

22Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
42Recorded 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.

Lynher

Lynher is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,759 people in 2,507 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% below the Cornwall average.

St Cleer & Menheniot

St Cleer & Menheniot is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,267 people in 2,771 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Lynher and St Cleer & Menheniot next to other wards of Cornwall.

Lynher vs Callington & St DominicLynher vs Liskeard CentralLynher vs Altarnun & Stoke ClimslandSt Cleer & Menheniot vs Liskeard CentralSt Cleer & Menheniot vs Liskeard South & DobwallsSt Cleer & Menheniot vs Callington & St DominicAll wards of Cornwall