Padstow
vs St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Padstow. Homes in Padstow sold for a median of £400,000, 33% above St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Padstow has 6,780 residents in 2,873 households; St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has 6,132 in 2,593. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (25% and 25%). St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1 percentage point more than Padstow (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Padstow and 44% in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 4.7 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 66%). St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 1 percentage point more than Padstow (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Padstow and £299,975 in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 8 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Padstow, and 10 in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. The typical postcode is 763 m from the nearest school in Padstow and 1,014 m in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. The typical postcode is 13,793 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Padstow and 4,131 m in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Padstow and 46% in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Padstow and 56 in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn, 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.
Padstow is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,780 people in 2,873 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 39% above the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,132 people in 2,593 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £299,975 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Padstow and St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn next to other wards of Cornwall.