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Penwithick & Boscoppa
vs St Austell Central & Gover

Penwithick & Boscoppa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in St Austell Central & Gover. Homes in Penwithick & Boscoppa sold for a median of £239,360, 16% above St Austell Central & Gover. Penwithick & Boscoppa has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Cornwall with Penwithick & Boscoppa highlighted
Penwithick & Boscoppa
175 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Austell Central & Gover highlighted
St Austell Central & Gover
211 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Penwithick & Boscoppa has 6,703 residents in 2,670 households; St Austell Central & Gover has 7,096 in 3,296. St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 9.1 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 14.2 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 31%).

6,703Residents (2021)
7,096Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,670Households
3,296Households
250,533Households
17.8%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
23.2%Living alone
37.4%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 Central & Gover (31%). Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 14.6 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 6.6 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £239,360 in Penwithick & Boscoppa and £205,750 in St Austell Central & Gover, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£239,360Median sale price
£205,750Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
68.1%Owner-occupied
53.5%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
21.1%Private renting
27.7%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.1%Social renting
17.7%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
32.4%Detached houses
30.5%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
39.3%Semi-detached houses
21.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
18.4%Terraced houses
14.9%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.4%Flats
23.6%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 29.3 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Penwithick & Boscoppa, and 97 in St Austell Central & Gover. The typical postcode is 654 m from the nearest school in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 652 m in St Austell Central & Gover. The typical postcode is 2,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 666 m in St Austell Central & Gover. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 68% in St Austell Central & Gover.

44.3%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
14Services within 15 min (median)
97Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
654 mNearest school (median)
652 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
666 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
44.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
68.3%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 177 in St Austell Central & Gover, 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
177Recorded 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 Central & Gover

St Austell Central & Gover is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,096 people in 3,296 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,750 over the past two years, 28% below the Cornwall median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Cornwall average.

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