Roche & Bugle
vs St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles

St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Roche & Bugle. Homes in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles sold for a median of £240,000, 7% above Roche & Bugle. Roche & Bugle has more green space nearby (39% within 500 m, against 13%).

Roche & Bugle

195 postcodes

St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles

168 postcodes

Cornwall

city average

People

Roche & Bugle has 7,380 residents in 3,118 households; St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has 7,401 in 3,163. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 3.8 percentage points more than Roche & Bugle (Cornwall: 31%).

7,380Residents (2021)

7,401Residents (2021)

570,305Residents (2021)

3,118Households

3,163Households

250,533Households

15.4%Aged 15–29

17.1%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 15–29

20.2%Aged 65 and over

20.4%Aged 65 and over

25.3%Aged 65 and over

27.5%Living alone

31.3%Living alone

30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Roche & Bugle (35%) and semi-detached houses in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (34%). Roche & Bugle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 3.8 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 66%). Roche & Bugle has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 5.7 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £225,000 in Roche & Bugle and £240,000 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£225,000Median sale price

£240,000Median sale price

£287,500Median sale price

62.2%Owner-occupied

58.4%Owner-occupied

66.2%Owner-occupied

25.3%Private renting

19.6%Private renting

19.7%Private renting

11.3%Social renting

20.8%Social renting

12.8%Social renting

34.6%Detached houses

25.2%Detached houses

37.2%Detached houses

34.6%Semi-detached houses

34.3%Semi-detached houses

26.5%Semi-detached houses

17.0%Terraced houses

22.9%Terraced houses

21.9%Terraced houses

4.2%Flats

12.9%Flats

8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Roche & Bugle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 39%, 26.3 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Roche & Bugle, and 101 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 563 m from the nearest school in Roche & Bugle and 359 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 1,414 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Roche & Bugle and 972 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 41% of premises in Roche & Bugle and 79% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles.

39.4%Green space within 500 m

13.1%Green space within 500 m

17.9%Green space within 500 m

12Services within 15 min (median)

101Services within 15 min (median)

23Services within 15 min (median)

563 mNearest school (median)

359 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

972 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

14Postcodes in flood risk areas

2Postcodes in flood risk areas

2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas

40.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

78.9%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 91 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, 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

91Recorded 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 Poltair & Mount Charles

St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,401 people in 3,163 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Cornwall median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Roche & Bugle and St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles next to other wards of Cornwall.

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Roche & Buglevs St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles