Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
vs Penzance East

Penzance East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan. Homes in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan sold for a median of £320,000, 44% above Penzance East. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 8%).

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

401 postcodes

Penzance East

233 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has 6,011 residents in 2,851 households; Penzance East has 7,114 in 3,531. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 9.6 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 25%). Penzance East has the higher share of people living alone: 43%, 8.4 percentage points more than Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan (Cornwall: 31%).

6,011Residents (2021)

7,114Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

2,851Households

3,531Households

250,533Households

11.5%Aged 15–29

17.6%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

32.4%Aged 65 and over

22.8%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

35.0%Living alone

43.4%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan (38%) and terraced houses in Penzance East (44%). Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 21.3 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 66%). Penzance East has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 5.9 percentage points more than Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £320,000 in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and £222,500 in Penzance East, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£320,000Median sale price

£222,500Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

68.5%Owner-occupied

47.2%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

20.6%Private renting

26.5%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

10.5%Social renting

25.4%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

37.9%Detached houses

4.4%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

25.4%Semi-detached houses

18.9%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

27.7%Terraced houses

44.1%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

4.7%Flats

20.1%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 1.7 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, and 119 in Penzance East. The typical postcode is 694 m from the nearest school in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 406 m in Penzance East. The typical postcode is 3,790 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 489 m in Penzance East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 57% of premises in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 83% in Penzance East.

10.1%Green space within 500 m

8.4%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

15Services within 15 min (median)

119Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

694 mNearest school (median)

406 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

489 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

77Postcodes in flood risk areas

27Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

57.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

82.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 144 in Penzance East, 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.

47Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

144Recorded 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.

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,011 people in 2,851 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% below the Cornwall average.

Penzance East

Penzance East is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,114 people in 3,531 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 23% below the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and Penzance East next to other wards of Cornwall.

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Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryanvs Penzance East