Newquay Porth & Tretherras
vs Newquay Trenance
Newquay Trenance has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Newquay Porth & Tretherras. Homes in Newquay Porth & Tretherras sold for a median of £366,250, 19% above Newquay Trenance. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Newquay Porth & Tretherras has 6,862 residents in 2,940 households; Newquay Trenance has 7,340 in 3,258. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 2.3 percentage points more than Newquay Trenance (Cornwall: 25%). Newquay Trenance has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 5.5 percentage points more than Newquay Porth & Tretherras (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Newquay Porth & Tretherras (45%) and terraced houses in Newquay Trenance (29%). Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 14.4 percentage points more than Newquay Trenance (Cornwall: 66%). Newquay Trenance has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 6.2 percentage points more than Newquay Porth & Tretherras (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £366,250 in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and £307,500 in Newquay Trenance, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 9.6 percentage points more than Newquay Trenance (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Newquay Porth & Tretherras, and 97 in Newquay Trenance. The typical postcode is 560 m from the nearest school in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 451 m in Newquay Trenance. The typical postcode is 1,378 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 1,028 m in Newquay Trenance. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 53% in Newquay Trenance.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 67 in Newquay Trenance, 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.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
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.
Newquay Trenance is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,340 people in 3,258 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £307,500 over the past two years, 7% above the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Newquay Porth & Tretherras and Newquay Trenance next to other wards of Cornwall.