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Padstow
vs Wadebridge East & St Minver

Padstow has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Wadebridge East & St Minver. Homes in Wadebridge East & St Minver sold for a median of £435,000, 9% above Padstow. Padstow has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 18%).

Map of Cornwall with Padstow highlighted
Padstow
354 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Wadebridge East & St Minver highlighted
Wadebridge East & St Minver
328 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Padstow has 6,780 residents in 2,873 households; Wadebridge East & St Minver has 6,302 in 2,811. Wadebridge East & St Minver has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 4.6 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 25%). Wadebridge East & St Minver has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4.5 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 31%).

6,780Residents (2021)
6,302Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,873Households
2,811Households
250,533Households
13.5%Aged 15–29
12.6%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
24.8%Aged 65 and over
29.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Living alone
31.6%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Padstow and 48% in Wadebridge East & St Minver. Wadebridge East & St Minver has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 4.9 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (19% and 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Padstow and £435,000 in Wadebridge East & St Minver, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£400,000Median sale price
£435,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
61.9%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
19.4%Private renting
19.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
16.5%Social renting
12.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
40.2%Detached houses
48.1%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
33.3%Semi-detached houses
28.7%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
17.0%Terraced houses
13.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.2%Flats
4.3%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Padstow has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 4.3 percentage points more than Wadebridge East & St Minver (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Padstow, and 18 in Wadebridge East & St Minver. The typical postcode is 763 m from the nearest school in Padstow and 859 m in Wadebridge East & St Minver. The typical postcode is 13,793 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Padstow and 12,843 m in Wadebridge East & St Minver. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Padstow and 50% in Wadebridge East & St Minver.

22.4%Green space within 500 m
18.1%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
9Services within 15 min (median)
18Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
763 mNearest school (median)
859 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
13.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
12.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
29Postcodes in flood risk areas
39Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
61.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
50.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Padstow and 35 in Wadebridge East & St Minver, 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.

45Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
35Recorded 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.

Padstow

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.

Wadebridge East & St Minver

Wadebridge East & St Minver is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,302 people in 2,811 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £435,000 over the past two years, 51% above the Cornwall median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Padstow and Wadebridge East & St Minver next to other wards of Cornwall.

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