Newquay Trenance
vs St Columb Minor & Colan
St Columb Minor & Colan has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Newquay Trenance. Homes in Newquay Trenance sold for a median of £307,500, 13% above St Columb Minor & Colan. St Columb Minor & Colan has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Newquay Trenance has 7,340 residents in 3,258 households; St Columb Minor & Colan has 5,646 in 2,354. Newquay Trenance has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 2.1 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 25%). Newquay Trenance has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6.1 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Newquay Trenance (29%) and detached houses in St Columb Minor & Colan (30%). St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 2.6 percentage points more than Newquay Trenance (Cornwall: 66%). Newquay Trenance has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 4 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £307,500 in Newquay Trenance and £271,125 in St Columb Minor & Colan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 12.4 percentage points more than Newquay Trenance (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 97 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Newquay Trenance, and 18 in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 451 m from the nearest school in Newquay Trenance and 1,054 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 1,028 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Newquay Trenance and 1,916 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 53% of premises in Newquay Trenance and 59% in St Columb Minor & Colan.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 67 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Newquay Trenance 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.
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 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.
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 Trenance and St Columb Minor & Colan next to other wards of Cornwall.