Roche & Bugle
vs St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Stephen-in-Brannel has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Roche & Bugle. Homes in St Stephen-in-Brannel sold for a median of £225,000, in line with Roche & Bugle. St Stephen-in-Brannel has more green space nearby (47% within 500 m, against 39%).
People
Roche & Bugle has 7,380 residents in 3,118 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 (20% and 21%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Roche & Bugle and 40% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 6.4 percentage points more than Roche & Bugle (Cornwall: 66%). Roche & Bugle has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 8 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £225,000 in Roche & Bugle 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%, 7.8 percentage points more than Roche & Bugle (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Roche & Bugle, and 6 in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 563 m from the nearest school in Roche & Bugle and 523 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 1,414 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Roche & Bugle and 6,060 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 41% of premises in Roche & Bugle and 88% in St Stephen-in-Brannel.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Roche & Bugle 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.
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 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.
Roche & Bugle and St Stephen-in-Brannel next to other wards of Cornwall.