Penzance East
vs Penzance Promenade
Penzance East has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Penzance Promenade. Homes in Penzance Promenade sold for a median of £292,100, 31% above Penzance East. Penzance East has more green space nearby (8% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Penzance East has 7,114 residents in 3,531 households; Penzance Promenade has 5,840 in 3,104. Penzance Promenade has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 8.5 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 25%). Penzance Promenade has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 3.8 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Penzance East and 28% in Penzance Promenade. Penzance Promenade has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 4.9 percentage points more than Penzance East (Cornwall: 66%). Penzance East has the higher share of private renting: 27%, 2.1 percentage points more than Penzance Promenade (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £222,500 in Penzance East and £292,100 in Penzance Promenade, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (8% and 8%). A typical postcode has 119 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Penzance East, and 127 in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 406 m from the nearest school in Penzance East and 421 m in Penzance Promenade. The typical postcode is 489 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Penzance East and 966 m in Penzance Promenade. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 83% of premises in Penzance East and 80% in Penzance Promenade.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 144 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Penzance East and 142 in Penzance Promenade, 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.
Penzance East is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,114 people in 3,531 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,500 over the past two years, 23% below the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Cornwall average.
Penzance Promenade is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,840 people in 3,104 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £292,100 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 56% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Penzance East and Penzance Promenade next to other wards of Cornwall.