St Austell Central & Gover
vs St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in St Austell Central & Gover. Homes in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles sold for a median of £240,000, 17% above St Austell Central & Gover. St Austell Central & Gover has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
St Austell Central & Gover has 7,096 residents in 3,296 households; St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has 7,401 in 3,163. St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 4.3 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 6.1 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in St Austell Central & Gover (31%) and semi-detached houses in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (34%). St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 4.9 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 8.1 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,750 in St Austell Central & Gover and £240,000 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.9 percentage points more than St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 97 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Austell Central & Gover, and 101 in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 652 m from the nearest school in St Austell Central & Gover and 359 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. The typical postcode is 666 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Austell Central & Gover and 972 m in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in St Austell Central & Gover and 79% in St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 177 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Austell Central & Gover 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 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.
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 Central & Gover and St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles next to other wards of Cornwall.