Newquay Porth & Tretherras
vs St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern
Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Homes in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern sold for a median of £370,000, in line with Newquay Porth & Tretherras. St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Newquay Porth & Tretherras has 6,862 residents in 2,940 households; St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has 6,606 in 2,703. St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 1.4 percentage points more than Newquay Porth & Tretherras (Cornwall: 25%). Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.3 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 51% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 3.2 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 66%). Newquay Porth & Tretherras has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £366,250 in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and £370,000 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 4.8 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 5 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The typical postcode is 560 m from the nearest school in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 1,574 m in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The typical postcode is 1,378 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 3,814 m in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 46% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newquay Porth & Tretherras and 60 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern, 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.
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,606 people in 2,703 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £370,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Cornwall median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Newquay Porth & Tretherras and St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern next to other wards of Cornwall.