St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn
vs St Columb Minor & Colan
St Columb Minor & Colan has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. Homes in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn sold for a median of £299,975, 11% above St Columb Minor & Colan. St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has more green space nearby (30% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has 6,132 residents in 2,593 households; St Columb Minor & Colan has 5,646 in 2,354. St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 6.1 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 30% in St Columb Minor & Colan. St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 4.3 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (20% and 21%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £299,975 in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and £271,125 in St Columb Minor & Colan, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 30%, 8.1 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn, and 18 in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 1,014 m from the nearest school in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 1,054 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. The typical postcode is 4,131 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 1,916 m in St Columb Minor & Colan. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 59% in St Columb Minor & Colan.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 56 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 48 in St Columb Minor & Colan, 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 Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,132 people in 2,593 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £299,975 over the past two years, 4% above the Cornwall median. On average 30% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 70% above the Cornwall average.
St Columb Minor & Colan is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,646 people in 2,354 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £271,125 over the past two years, 6% below the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and St Columb Minor & Colan next to other wards of Cornwall.