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Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
vs Penzance Promenade

Penzance Promenade has the younger population: 15% 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, 10% above Penzance Promenade. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Cornwall with Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan highlighted
Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
401 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Penzance Promenade highlighted
Penzance Promenade
281 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has 6,011 residents in 2,851 households; Penzance Promenade has 5,840 in 3,104. Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 1.1 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 25%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 12.2 percentage points more than Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan (Cornwall: 31%).

6,011Residents (2021)
5,840Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,851Households
3,104Households
250,533Households
11.5%Aged 15–29
14.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
32.4%Aged 65 and over
31.3%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
35.0%Living alone
47.2%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 Promenade (28%). Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 16.4 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 66%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 3.8 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 £292,100 in Penzance Promenade, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£320,000Median sale price
£292,100Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
68.5%Owner-occupied
52.1%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
20.6%Private renting
24.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
10.5%Social renting
22.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
37.9%Detached houses
17.3%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
25.4%Semi-detached houses
16.1%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
27.7%Terraced houses
27.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.7%Flats
22.5%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 2.2 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan, and 127 in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 694 m from the nearest school in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 421 m in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 3,790 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 966 m in Penzance Promenade. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 57% of premises in Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan and 80% in Penzance Promenade.

10.1%Green space within 500 m
7.9%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
15Services within 15 min (median)
127Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
694 mNearest school (median)
421 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
966 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
77Postcodes in flood risk areas
46Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
57.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
79.8%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 142 in Penzance Promenade, 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
142Recorded 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 Promenade

Penzance Promenade is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,840 people in 3,104 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £292,100 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

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