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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%).

5,646Residents (2021)
6,606Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,354Households
2,703Households
250,533Households
15.1%Aged 15–29
12.8%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
18.4%Aged 65 and over
24.2%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
27.6%Living alone
24.9%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

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.

£271,125Median sale price
£370,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
62.3%Owner-occupied
70.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
20.7%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
14.1%Social renting
11.1%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
30.3%Detached houses
50.6%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
28.1%Semi-detached houses
24.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
24.1%Terraced houses
16.1%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
11.2%Flats
4.8%Flats
8.3%Flats

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.

22.3%Green space within 500 m
24.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
18Services within 15 min (median)
5Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.1 kmNearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
19Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
59.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
45.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

48Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
60Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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

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.