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Penwithick & Boscoppa
vs St Austell Bethel & Holmbush

Penwithick & Boscoppa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. Homes in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush sold for a median of £250,000, 4% above Penwithick & Boscoppa. Penwithick & Boscoppa has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Cornwall with Penwithick & Boscoppa highlighted
Penwithick & Boscoppa
175 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Austell Bethel & Holmbush highlighted
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush
142 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Penwithick & Boscoppa has 6,703 residents in 2,670 households; St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has 6,375 in 2,889. St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 13.5 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.7 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 31%).

6,703Residents (2021)
6,375Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,670Households
2,889Households
250,533Households
17.8%Aged 15–29
12.9%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 65 and over
29.1%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
23.2%Living alone
29.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Penwithick & Boscoppa (39%) and detached houses in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (41%). St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 7 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 66%). Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5.7 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £239,360 in Penwithick & Boscoppa and £250,000 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£239,360Median sale price
£250,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
68.1%Owner-occupied
75.1%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
21.1%Private renting
15.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.1%Social renting
8.9%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
32.4%Detached houses
41.0%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
39.3%Semi-detached houses
40.9%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
18.4%Terraced houses
10.2%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.4%Flats
4.7%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 33.7 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Penwithick & Boscoppa, and 78 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. The typical postcode is 654 m from the nearest school in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 366 m in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. The typical postcode is 2,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 1,860 m in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 75% in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush.

44.3%Green space within 500 m
10.6%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
14Services within 15 min (median)
78Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
654 mNearest school (median)
366 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
23Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
44.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
75.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 69 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush, 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.

87Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
69Recorded 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.

Penwithick & Boscoppa

Penwithick & Boscoppa is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,703 people in 2,670 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £239,360 over the past two years, 17% below the Cornwall median. On average 44% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 147% above the Cornwall average.

St Austell Bethel & Holmbush

St Austell Bethel & Holmbush is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,375 people in 2,889 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

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