Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
vs St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the younger population: 17% 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, 66% above St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has 5,169 residents in 2,455 households; St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has 7,401 in 3,163. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 14.3 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay (54%) and semi-detached houses in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (34%). Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 16.3 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 1.5 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 £240,000 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 11.6 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay, and 101 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 928 m from the nearest school in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 359 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 3,740 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 972 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 35% of premises in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 79% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 91 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, 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 Poltair & Mount Charles is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,401 people in 3,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles next to other wards of Cornwall.