St Austell Central & Gover
vs St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Austell Central & Gover has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Homes in St Stephen-in-Brannel sold for a median of £225,000, 9% above St Austell Central & Gover. St Stephen-in-Brannel has more green space nearby (47% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
St Austell Central & Gover has 7,096 residents in 3,296 households; St Stephen-in-Brannel has 6,956 in 2,940. St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 3.6 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 25%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 10.3 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in St Austell Central & Gover and 40% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 15.1 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 66%). St Austell Central & Gover has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 10.4 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,750 in St Austell Central & Gover 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%, 32.2 percentage points more than St Austell Central & Gover (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 97 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Austell Central & Gover, and 6 in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 652 m from the nearest school in St Austell Central & Gover and 523 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 666 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Austell Central & Gover and 6,060 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in St Austell Central & Gover and 88% in St Stephen-in-Brannel.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 177 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Austell Central & Gover 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.
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 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.
St Austell Central & Gover and St Stephen-in-Brannel next to other wards of Cornwall.