Probus & St Erme
vs St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland
Probus & St Erme has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland. Homes in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland sold for a median of £525,000, 80% above Probus & St Erme. Probus & St Erme has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Probus & St Erme has 6,701 residents in 2,815 households; St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland has 5,758 in 2,641. St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 35%, 14.1 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 25%). St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 5.3 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Probus & St Erme and 57% in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland. Probus & St Erme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 2.4 percentage points more than St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland (Cornwall: 66%). St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 1.4 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £291,250 in Probus & St Erme and £525,000 in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Probus & St Erme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 3.5 percentage points more than St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Probus & St Erme, and 6 in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland. The typical postcode is 665 m from the nearest school in Probus & St Erme and 1,201 m in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland. The typical postcode is 7,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Probus & St Erme and 9,500 m in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Probus & St Erme and 43% in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Probus & St Erme and 42 in St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland, 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.
Probus & St Erme is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,701 people in 2,815 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £291,250 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% above the Cornwall average.
St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,758 people in 2,641 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £525,000 over the past two years, 83% above the Cornwall median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Probus & St Erme and St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland next to other wards of Cornwall.