St Austell Bethel & Holmbush
vs St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush. Homes in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush sold for a median of £250,000, 4% above St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has 6,375 residents in 2,889 households; St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has 7,401 in 3,163. St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 8.7 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.4 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (41%) and semi-detached houses in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (34%). St Austell Bethel & Holmbush has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 16.7 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 4.2 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush and £240,000 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 2.5 percentage points more than St Austell Bethel & Holmbush (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush, and 101 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 366 m from the nearest school in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush and 359 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 1,860 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush and 972 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush and 79% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Austell Bethel & Holmbush 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.
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.
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,375 people in 2,889 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 13% below the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 41% below the Cornwall average.
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.
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush and St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles next to other wards of Cornwall.