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Poundstock
vs Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow

Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in Poundstock. Homes in Poundstock sold for a median of £375,500, 6% above Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Poundstock has more green space nearby (7% within 500 m, against 5%).

Map of Cornwall with Poundstock highlighted
282 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow highlighted
276 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
city average

People

Poundstock has 5,783 residents in 2,415 households; Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has 6,537 in 2,813. Poundstock has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 1.8 percentage points more than Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow (Cornwall: 25%). Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 2.9 percentage points more than Poundstock (Cornwall: 31%).

5,783Residents (2021)
6,537Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,415Households
2,813Households
250,533Households
10.9%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
29.5%Aged 65 and over
27.7%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
24.2%Living alone
27.1%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 67% of homes in Poundstock and 49% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Poundstock has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 4.5 percentage points more than Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow (Cornwall: 66%). Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5 percentage points more than Poundstock (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £375,500 in Poundstock and £353,000 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£375,500Median sale price
£353,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
75.2%Owner-occupied
70.7%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
15.6%Private renting
20.6%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
8.4%Social renting
7.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
66.5%Detached houses
48.9%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
20.9%Semi-detached houses
24.2%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
8.2%Terraced houses
16.6%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
0.9%Flats
3.0%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Poundstock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 7%, 2.1 percentage points more than Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 3 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Poundstock, and 13 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. The typical postcode is 2,590 m from the nearest school in Poundstock and 852 m in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in Poundstock and 57% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow.

7.0%Green space within 500 m
4.9%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
3Services within 15 min (median)
13Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
2.6 kmNearest school (median)
852 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
16.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
22Postcodes in flood risk areas
36Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
45.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
57.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 30 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Poundstock and 47 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow, 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.

30Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
47Recorded 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.

Poundstock

Poundstock is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,783 people in 2,415 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,500 over the past two years, 31% above the Cornwall median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 61% below the Cornwall average.

Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow

Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,537 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £353,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Cornwall median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 73% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Poundstock and Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow next to other wards of Cornwall.