Rame Peninsula & St Germans
vs Torpoint
Torpoint has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Rame Peninsula & St Germans. Homes in Rame Peninsula & St Germans sold for a median of £298,500, 36% above Torpoint. Rame Peninsula & St Germans has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Rame Peninsula & St Germans has 6,800 residents in 3,078 households; Torpoint has 6,778 in 3,147. Rame Peninsula & St Germans has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 3.9 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 25%). Torpoint has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 6.3 percentage points more than Rame Peninsula & St Germans (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Rame Peninsula & St Germans (39%) and semi-detached houses in Torpoint (34%). Rame Peninsula & St Germans has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 1.5 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (20% and 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £298,500 in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and £220,000 in Torpoint, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Rame Peninsula & St Germans has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 13.3 percentage points more than Torpoint (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Rame Peninsula & St Germans, and 47 in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 854 m from the nearest school in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 581 m in Torpoint. The typical postcode is 3,973 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 2,014 m in Torpoint. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 79% in Torpoint.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 51 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Rame Peninsula & St Germans and 62 in Torpoint, 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.
Rame Peninsula & St Germans is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,800 people in 3,078 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £298,500 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 28% above the Cornwall average.
Torpoint is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,778 people in 3,147 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Rame Peninsula & St Germans and Torpoint next to other wards of Cornwall.