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Newquay Porth & Tretherras
vs St Columb Minor & Colan

St Columb Minor & Colan 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, 35% above St Columb Minor & Colan. St Columb Minor & Colan has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 20%).

Map of Cornwall with Newquay Porth & Tretherras highlighted
Newquay Porth & Tretherras
254 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Columb Minor & Colan highlighted
St Columb Minor & Colan
181 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Newquay Porth & Tretherras has 6,862 residents in 2,940 households; St Columb Minor & Colan has 5,646 in 2,354. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 4.4 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 28%).

6,862Residents (2021)
5,646Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,940Households
2,354Households
250,533Households
14.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
22.8%Aged 65 and over
18.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
28.2%Living alone
27.6%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 30% in St Columb Minor & Colan. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 11.8 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 66%). St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 2.2 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 £271,125 in St Columb Minor & Colan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£366,250Median sale price
£271,125Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
74.1%Owner-occupied
62.3%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
18.5%Private renting
20.7%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
5.3%Social renting
14.1%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
44.8%Detached houses
30.3%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
26.3%Semi-detached houses
28.1%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
11.8%Terraced houses
24.1%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
12.6%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%, 2.8 percentage points more than Newquay Porth & Tretherras (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Newquay Porth & Tretherras, and 18 in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 560 m from the nearest school in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 1,054 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 1,378 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 1,916 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 59% in St Columb Minor & Colan.

19.5%Green space within 500 m
22.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
46Services within 15 min (median)
18Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
560 mNearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest 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
61.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
59.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newquay Porth & Tretherras 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.

93Recorded 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 Porth & Tretherras

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.

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 Porth & Tretherras and St Columb Minor & Colan next to other wards of Cornwall.

Newquay Porth & Tretherras vs Newquay TrenanceNewquay Porth & Tretherras vs Newquay Central & PentireNewquay Porth & Tretherras vs St Newlyn East, Cubert & GoonhavernSt Columb Minor & Colan vs Newquay TrenanceSt Columb Minor & Colan vs Newquay Central & PentireSt Columb Minor & Colan vs St Newlyn East, Cubert & GoonhavernAll wards of Cornwall