Padstow
vs Wadebridge West & St Mabyn
Wadebridge West & St Mabyn 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, 25% above Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Padstow has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Padstow has 6,780 residents in 2,873 households; Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has 6,509 in 2,996. Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 4.4 percentage points more than Padstow (Cornwall: 25%). Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 8 percentage points 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 41% in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Wadebridge West & St Mabyn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 3.5 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 £320,000 in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Padstow has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 3.2 percentage points more than Wadebridge West & St Mabyn (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Padstow, and 15 in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. The typical postcode is 763 m from the nearest school in Padstow and 718 m in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. The typical postcode is 13,793 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Padstow and 7,183 m in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 61% of premises in Padstow and 79% in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Padstow and 89 in Wadebridge West & St Mabyn, 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.
Wadebridge West & St Mabyn is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,509 people in 2,996 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 11% above the Cornwall median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Padstow and Wadebridge West & St Mabyn next to other wards of Cornwall.