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Perranporth
vs St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern

St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Perranporth. Homes in Perranporth sold for a median of £377,500, in line with St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Cornwall with Perranporth highlighted
Perranporth
262 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern highlighted
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern
319 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Perranporth has 6,328 residents in 2,714 households; St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has 6,606 in 2,703. Perranporth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 1.3 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 25%). Perranporth has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.2 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 31%).

6,328Residents (2021)
6,606Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,714Households
2,703Households
250,533Households
12.2%Aged 15–29
12.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
25.5%Aged 65 and over
24.2%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
29.1%Living alone
24.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Perranporth and 51% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (71% and 71%). Perranporth has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.5 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £377,500 in Perranporth and £370,000 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£377,500Median sale price
£370,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
70.5%Owner-occupied
70.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
18.0%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.2%Social renting
11.1%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
49.1%Detached houses
50.6%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
22.2%Semi-detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
9.1%Terraced houses
16.1%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
9.9%Flats
4.8%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 7.8 percentage points more than Perranporth (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Perranporth, and 5 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The typical postcode is 729 m from the nearest school in Perranporth and 1,574 m in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The typical postcode is 7,683 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Perranporth and 3,814 m in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Perranporth and 46% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern.

16.5%Green space within 500 m
24.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
14Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
729 mNearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
53Postcodes in flood risk areas
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
44.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
45.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 46 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Perranporth and 60 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern, 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.

46Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
60Recorded 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.

Perranporth

Perranporth is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,328 people in 2,714 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £377,500 over the past two years, 31% above the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Cornwall average.

St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern

St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,606 people in 2,703 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £370,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Cornwall median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Perranporth and St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern next to other wards of Cornwall.

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