St Columb Minor & Colan
vs St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern
St Columb Minor & Colan has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Homes in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern sold for a median of £370,000, 36% above St Columb Minor & Colan. St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
St Columb Minor & Colan has 5,646 residents in 2,354 households; St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has 6,606 in 2,703. St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 5.8 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 25%). St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.7 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 30% of homes in St Columb Minor & Colan and 51% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 8.6 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 66%). St Columb Minor & Colan has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5.2 percentage points more than St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £271,125 in St Columb Minor & Colan and £370,000 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 2 percentage points more than St Columb Minor & Colan (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 18 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Columb Minor & Colan, and 5 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The typical postcode is 1,054 m from the nearest school in St Columb Minor & Colan and 1,574 m in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. The typical postcode is 1,916 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Columb Minor & Colan and 3,814 m in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 59% of premises in St Columb Minor & Colan and 46% in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 48 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Columb Minor & Colan and 60 in St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern, 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 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.
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,606 people in 2,703 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £370,000 over the past two years, 29% above the Cornwall median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
St Columb Minor & Colan and St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern next to other wards of Cornwall.