Roche & Bugle
vs St Austell Central & Gover

St Austell Central & Gover has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Roche & Bugle. Homes in Roche & Bugle sold for a median of £225,000, 9% above St Austell Central & Gover. Roche & Bugle has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 15%).

Roche & Bugle

195 postcodes

St Austell Central & Gover

211 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Roche & Bugle has 7,380 residents in 3,118 households; St Austell Central & Gover has 7,096 in 3,296. St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 4.5 percentage points more than Roche & Bugle (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 9.9 percentage points more than Roche & Bugle (Cornwall: 31%).

7,380Residents (2021)

7,096Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

3,118Households

3,296Households

250,533Households

15.4%Aged 15–29

16.1%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

20.2%Aged 65 and over

24.7%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

27.5%Living alone

37.4%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Roche & Bugle and 31% in St Austell Central & Gover. Roche & Bugle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 8.7 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 2.4 percentage points more than Roche & Bugle (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £225,000 in Roche & Bugle and £205,750 in St Austell Central & Gover, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£225,000Median sale price

£205,750Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

62.2%Owner-occupied

53.5%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

25.3%Private renting

27.7%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

11.3%Social renting

17.7%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

34.6%Detached houses

30.5%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

34.6%Semi-detached houses

21.3%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

17.0%Terraced houses

14.9%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

4.2%Flats

23.6%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Roche & Bugle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 24.4 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Roche & Bugle, and 97 in St Austell Central & Gover. The typical postcode is 563 m from the nearest school in Roche & Bugle and 652 m in St Austell Central & Gover. The typical postcode is 1,414 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Roche & Bugle and 666 m in St Austell Central & Gover. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 41% of premises in Roche & Bugle and 68% in St Austell Central & Gover.

39.4%Green space within 500 m

15.0%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

12Services within 15 min (median)

97Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

563 mNearest school (median)

652 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

666 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

14Postcodes in flood risk areas

11Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

40.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

68.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Roche & Bugle and 177 in St Austell Central & Gover, 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.

61Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

177Recorded 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.

Roche & Bugle

Roche & Bugle is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,380 people in 3,118 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Cornwall median. On average 39% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 120% above the Cornwall average.

St Austell Central & Gover

St Austell Central & Gover is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,096 people in 3,296 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,750 over the past two years, 28% below the Cornwall median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 16% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Roche & Bugle and St Austell Central & Gover next to other wards of Cornwall.

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Roche & Buglevs St Austell Central & Gover