Penwithick & Boscoppa
vs St Blazey
Penwithick & Boscoppa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in St Blazey. Homes in Penwithick & Boscoppa sold for a median of £239,360, 11% above St Blazey. Penwithick & Boscoppa has more green space nearby (44% within 500 m, against 27%).
People
Penwithick & Boscoppa has 6,703 residents in 2,670 households; St Blazey has 6,925 in 2,970. St Blazey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 7.2 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 25%). St Blazey has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.3 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 47% in St Blazey. Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 1.4 percentage points more than St Blazey (Cornwall: 66%). Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 1.4 percentage points more than St Blazey (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £239,360 in Penwithick & Boscoppa and £215,000 in St Blazey, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 44%, 17.2 percentage points more than St Blazey (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Penwithick & Boscoppa, and 49 in St Blazey. The typical postcode is 654 m from the nearest school in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 779 m in St Blazey. The typical postcode is 2,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 1,137 m in St Blazey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 86% in St Blazey.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 70 in St Blazey, 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.
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 Blazey is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,925 people in 2,970 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 25% below the Cornwall median. On average 27% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 51% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Penwithick & Boscoppa and St Blazey next to other wards of Cornwall.