Penwithick & Boscoppa
vs St Stephen-in-Brannel
Penwithick & Boscoppa has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Homes in Penwithick & Boscoppa sold for a median of £239,360, 6% above St Stephen-in-Brannel. St Stephen-in-Brannel has more green space nearby (47% within 500 m, against 44%).
People
Penwithick & Boscoppa has 6,703 residents in 2,670 households; St Stephen-in-Brannel has 6,956 in 2,940. St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.5 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 25%). St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 3.9 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Penwithick & Boscoppa (39%) and detached houses in St Stephen-in-Brannel (40%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (68% and 69%). Penwithick & Boscoppa has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 3.8 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £239,360 in Penwithick & Boscoppa and £225,000 in St Stephen-in-Brannel, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 47%, 2.9 percentage points more than Penwithick & Boscoppa (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Penwithick & Boscoppa, and 6 in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 654 m from the nearest school in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 523 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 2,264 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 6,060 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 88% in St Stephen-in-Brannel.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Penwithick & Boscoppa and 54 in St Stephen-in-Brannel, 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 Stephen-in-Brannel is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,956 people in 2,940 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Cornwall median. On average 47% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 164% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Penwithick & Boscoppa and St Stephen-in-Brannel next to other wards of Cornwall.