Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
vs St Austell Central & Gover
St Austell Central & Gover has the younger population: 16% 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, 94% above St Austell Central & Gover. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has 5,169 residents in 2,455 households; St Austell Central & Gover has 7,096 in 3,296. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 10 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 6.2 percentage points more than Mevagissey & St Austell Bay (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 31% in St Austell Central & Gover. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 21.2 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 9.6 percentage points more than Mevagissey & St Austell Bay (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £399,500 in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and £205,750 in St Austell Central & Gover, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 9.7 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay, and 97 in St Austell Central & Gover. The typical postcode is 928 m from the nearest school in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 652 m in St Austell Central & Gover. The typical postcode is 3,740 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 666 m in St Austell Central & Gover. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 35% of premises in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 68% in St Austell Central & Gover.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 177 in St Austell Central & Gover, 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 Central & Gover is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,096 people in 3,296 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,750 over the past two years, 28% below the Cornwall median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and St Austell Central & Gover next to other wards of Cornwall.