Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
vs St Mewan & Grampound

St Mewan & Grampound has the younger population: 12% 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, 29% above St Mewan & Grampound. St Mewan & Grampound has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 25%).

Mevagissey & St Austell Bay

230 postcodes

St Mewan & Grampound

225 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has 5,169 residents in 2,455 households; St Mewan & Grampound has 5,583 in 2,476. Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 3.2 percentage points more than St Mewan & Grampound (Cornwall: 25%). Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.5 percentage points more than St Mewan & Grampound (Cornwall: 31%).

5,169Residents (2021)

5,583Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

2,455Households

2,476Households

250,533Households

10.5%Aged 15–29

12.3%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

34.7%Aged 65 and over

31.5%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

31.2%Living alone

28.7%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 62% in St Mewan & Grampound. St Mewan & Grampound has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 2.4 percentage points more than Mevagissey & St Austell Bay (Cornwall: 66%). Mevagissey & St Austell Bay has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.4 percentage points more than St Mewan & Grampound (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £399,500 in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and £309,950 in St Mewan & Grampound, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£399,500Median sale price

£309,950Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

74.7%Owner-occupied

77.1%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

18.1%Private renting

15.7%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

5.7%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

53.7%Detached houses

62.4%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

16.0%Semi-detached houses

19.4%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

14.4%Terraced houses

9.2%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

11.3%Flats

0.9%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

St Mewan & Grampound has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 4.5 percentage points more than Mevagissey & St Austell Bay (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay, and 9 in St Mewan & Grampound. The typical postcode is 928 m from the nearest school in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 1,245 m in St Mewan & Grampound. The typical postcode is 3,740 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 3,189 m in St Mewan & Grampound. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 35% of premises in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 64% in St Mewan & Grampound.

24.7%Green space within 500 m

29.2%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

45Services within 15 min (median)

9Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

928 mNearest school (median)

1.2 kmNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

3.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

3.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

45Postcodes in flood risk areas

34Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

35.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and 33 in St Mewan & Grampound, 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.

46Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

33Recorded 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.

Mevagissey & St Austell Bay

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 Mewan & Grampound

St Mewan & Grampound is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,583 people in 2,476 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £309,950 over the past two years, 8% above the Cornwall median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Mevagissey & St Austell Bay and St Mewan & Grampound next to other wards of Cornwall.

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Mevagissey & St Austell Bayvs St Mewan & Grampound