Padstow
vs St Columb Minor & Colan
St Columb Minor & Colan has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Padstow. Homes in Padstow sold for a median of £400,000, 48% above St Columb Minor & Colan. Padstow has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Padstow has 6,780 residents in 2,873 households; St Columb Minor & Colan has 5,646 in 2,354. Padstow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 6.4 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Padstow and 30% in St Columb Minor & Colan. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (62% and 62%). St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 1.3 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Padstow and £271,125 in St Columb Minor & Colan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (22% and 22%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Padstow, and 18 in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 763 m from the nearest school in Padstow and 1,054 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 13,793 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Padstow and 1,916 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Padstow and 59% in St Columb Minor & Colan.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Padstow 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.
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 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.
Padstow and St Columb Minor & Colan next to other wards of Cornwall.