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Newquay Central & Pentire
vs St Columb Minor & Colan

Newquay Central & Pentire has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in St Columb Minor & Colan. Homes in Newquay Central & Pentire sold for a median of £333,250, 23% above St Columb Minor & Colan. St Columb Minor & Colan has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Cornwall with Newquay Central & Pentire highlighted
Newquay Central & Pentire
256 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Columb Minor & Colan highlighted
St Columb Minor & Colan
181 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Newquay Central & Pentire has 6,668 residents in 3,144 households; St Columb Minor & Colan has 5,646 in 2,354. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 18%). Newquay Central & Pentire has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 11.9 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 31%).

6,668Residents (2021)
5,646Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
3,144Households
2,354Households
250,533Households
18.5%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 65 and over
18.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
39.5%Living alone
27.6%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Newquay Central & Pentire (31%) and detached houses in St Columb Minor & Colan (30%). St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 9.6 percentage points more than Newquay Central & Pentire (Cornwall: 66%). Newquay Central & Pentire has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 16.9 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £333,250 in Newquay Central & Pentire and £271,125 in St Columb Minor & Colan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£333,250Median sale price
£271,125Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
52.7%Owner-occupied
62.3%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
37.6%Private renting
20.7%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
18.8%Detached houses
30.3%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
13.3%Semi-detached houses
28.1%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
17.8%Terraced houses
24.1%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
30.5%Flats
11.2%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 14.4 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 18 in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 532 m from the nearest school in Newquay Central & Pentire and 1,054 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 834 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newquay Central & Pentire and 1,916 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 69% of premises in Newquay Central & Pentire and 59% in St Columb Minor & Colan.

7.9%Green space within 500 m
22.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
112Services within 15 min (median)
18Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
532 mNearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
834 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
69.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
59.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 203 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newquay Central & Pentire and 48 in St Columb Minor & Colan, 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.

203Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
48Recorded 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.

Newquay Central & Pentire

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.

St Columb Minor & Colan

St Columb Minor & Colan is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,646 people in 2,354 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £271,125 over the past two years, 6% below the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Newquay Central & Pentire and St Columb Minor & Colan next to other wards of Cornwall.

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