St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn
vs St Dennis & St Enoder
St Dennis & St Enoder has the younger population: 16% 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, 25% above St Dennis & St Enoder. St Dennis & St Enoder has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 30%).
People
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has 6,132 residents in 2,593 households; St Dennis & St Enoder has 7,960 in 3,201. St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 5.5 percentage points more than St Dennis & St Enoder (Cornwall: 25%). St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.8 percentage points more than St Dennis & St Enoder (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn (44%) and semi-detached houses in St Dennis & St Enoder (37%). The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (67% and 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 £240,000 in St Dennis & St Enoder, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Dennis & St Enoder has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 3.5 percentage points more than St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn (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 16 in St Dennis & St Enoder. The typical postcode is 1,014 m from the nearest school in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 601 m in St Dennis & St Enoder. The typical postcode is 4,131 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 2,234 m in St Dennis & St Enoder. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 46% of premises in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 58% in St Dennis & St Enoder.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 56 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and 75 in St Dennis & St Enoder, 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 Dennis & St Enoder is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,960 people in 3,201 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £240,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Cornwall median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 89% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn and St Dennis & St Enoder next to other wards of Cornwall.