Newquay Central & Pentire
vs Newquay Porth & Tretherras
Newquay Central & Pentire has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Newquay Porth & Tretherras. Homes in Newquay Porth & Tretherras sold for a median of £366,250, 10% above Newquay Central & Pentire. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Newquay Central & Pentire has 6,668 residents in 3,144 households; Newquay Porth & Tretherras has 6,862 in 2,940. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 4.1 percentage points more than Newquay Central & Pentire (Cornwall: 25%). Newquay Central & Pentire has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 11.3 percentage points more than Newquay Porth & Tretherras (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Newquay Central & Pentire (31%) and detached houses in Newquay Porth & Tretherras (45%). Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 21.4 percentage points more than Newquay Central & Pentire (Cornwall: 66%). Newquay Central & Pentire has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 19.1 percentage points more than Newquay Porth & Tretherras (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £333,250 in Newquay Central & Pentire and £366,250 in Newquay Porth & Tretherras, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 11.6 percentage points more than Newquay Central & Pentire (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 112 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Newquay Central & Pentire, and 46 in Newquay Porth & Tretherras. The typical postcode is 532 m from the nearest school in Newquay Central & Pentire and 560 m in Newquay Porth & Tretherras. The typical postcode is 834 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newquay Central & Pentire and 1,378 m in Newquay Porth & Tretherras. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 69% of premises in Newquay Central & Pentire and 61% in Newquay Porth & Tretherras.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 203 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newquay Central & Pentire and 93 in Newquay Porth & Tretherras, 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.
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Newquay Central & Pentire is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,668 people in 3,144 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £333,250 over the past two years, 16% above the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Cornwall average.
Newquay Porth & Tretherras is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,862 people in 2,940 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £366,250 over the past two years, 27% above the Cornwall median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Newquay Central & Pentire and Newquay Porth & Tretherras next to other wards of Cornwall.