Probus & St Erme
vs St Stephen-in-Brannel
Probus & St Erme has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Homes in Probus & St Erme sold for a median of £291,250, 29% above St Stephen-in-Brannel. St Stephen-in-Brannel has more green space nearby (47% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Probus & St Erme has 6,701 residents in 2,815 households; St Stephen-in-Brannel has 6,956 in 2,940. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (26% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Probus & St Erme and 40% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Probus & St Erme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 1.1 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 66%). Probus & St Erme has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 1.5 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £291,250 in Probus & St Erme and £225,000 in St Stephen-in-Brannel, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 47%, 25.9 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Probus & St Erme, and 6 in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 665 m from the nearest school in Probus & St Erme and 523 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 7,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Probus & St Erme and 6,060 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Probus & St Erme and 88% in St Stephen-in-Brannel.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Probus & St Erme and 54 in St Stephen-in-Brannel, 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 Stephen-in-Brannel is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,956 people in 2,940 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Cornwall median. On average 47% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 164% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Probus & St Erme and St Stephen-in-Brannel next to other wards of Cornwall.