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%).
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%).
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.