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Perranporth
vs Threemilestone & Chacewater

Threemilestone & Chacewater has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Perranporth. Homes in Perranporth sold for a median of £377,500, 27% above Threemilestone & Chacewater. Perranporth has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Cornwall with Perranporth highlighted
Perranporth
262 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Threemilestone & Chacewater highlighted
Threemilestone & Chacewater
210 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Perranporth has 6,328 residents in 2,714 households; Threemilestone & Chacewater has 5,220 in 2,264. Perranporth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 1.6 percentage points more than Threemilestone & Chacewater (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).

6,328Residents (2021)
5,220Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,714Households
2,264Households
250,533Households
12.2%Aged 15–29
13.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
25.5%Aged 65 and over
23.9%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
29.1%Living alone
28.6%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 40% in Threemilestone & Chacewater. Perranporth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 1.5 percentage points more than Threemilestone & Chacewater (Cornwall: 66%). Threemilestone & Chacewater has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 4.3 percentage points more than Perranporth (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £377,500 in Perranporth and £296,475 in Threemilestone & Chacewater, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£377,500Median sale price
£296,475Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
70.5%Owner-occupied
69.0%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
18.0%Private renting
22.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.2%Social renting
7.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
49.1%Detached houses
39.9%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
22.2%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
9.1%Terraced houses
13.5%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
9.9%Flats
5.0%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Perranporth has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5.2 percentage points more than Threemilestone & Chacewater (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Perranporth, and 16 in Threemilestone & Chacewater. The typical postcode is 729 m from the nearest school in Perranporth and 625 m in Threemilestone & Chacewater. The typical postcode is 7,683 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Perranporth and 4,286 m in Threemilestone & Chacewater. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 45% of premises in Perranporth and 39% in Threemilestone & Chacewater.

16.5%Green space within 500 m
11.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
14Services within 15 min (median)
16Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
729 mNearest school (median)
625 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
53Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
44.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
38.9%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 49 in Threemilestone & Chacewater, 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
49Recorded 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.

Threemilestone & Chacewater

Threemilestone & Chacewater is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,220 people in 2,264 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £296,475 over the past two years, 3% above the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

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