Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
vs St Austell Bethel & Holmbush
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay. Homes in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay sold for a median of £399,500, 60% above St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has 5,169 residents in 2,455 households; St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has 6,375 in 2,889. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 5.6 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 25%). Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.3 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 41% in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (75% and 75%). Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.7 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £399,500 in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and £250,000 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 14.1 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay, and 78 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. The typical postcode is 928 m from the nearest school in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 366 m in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. The typical postcode is 3,740 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 1,860 m in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 35% of premises in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 75% in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 69 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush, 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.
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,169 people in 2,455 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £399,500 over the past two years, 39% above the Cornwall median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% above the Cornwall average.
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,375 people in 2,889 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and St Austell Bethel & Holmbush next to other wards of Cornwall.