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Penwithick & Boscoppa
vs St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles

Penwithick & Boscoppa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Homes in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles sold for a median of £240,000, in line with Penwithick & Boscoppa. Penwithick & Boscoppa has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Cornwall with Penwithick & Boscoppa highlighted
Penwithick & Boscoppa
175 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles highlighted
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
168 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Penwithick & Boscoppa has 6,703 residents in 2,670 households; St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has 7,401 in 3,163. St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 4.8 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 8.1 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 31%).

6,703Residents (2021)
7,401Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,670Households
3,163Households
250,533Households
17.8%Aged 15–29
17.1%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 65 and over
20.4%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
23.2%Living alone
31.3%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 34% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 9.7 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 66%). Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 1.5 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £239,360 in Penwithick & Boscoppa and £240,000 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£239,360Median sale price
£240,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
68.1%Owner-occupied
58.4%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
21.1%Private renting
19.6%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.1%Social renting
20.8%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
32.4%Detached houses
25.2%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
39.3%Semi-detached houses
34.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
18.4%Terraced houses
22.9%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.4%Flats
12.9%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 31.2 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Penwithick & Boscoppa, and 101 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 654 m from the nearest school in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 359 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 2,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 972 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 79% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles.

44.3%Green space within 500 m
13.1%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
14Services within 15 min (median)
101Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
654 mNearest school (median)
359 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
972 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
44.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
78.9%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 91 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, 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
91Recorded 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 Poltair & Mount Charles

St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,401 people in 3,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Penwithick & Boscoppa and St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles next to other wards of Cornwall.

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