St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay
vs St Ives West & Towednack
St Ives West & Towednack has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 11% in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay. Homes in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay sold for a median of £397,000, 14% above St Ives West & Towednack. St Ives West & Towednack has more green space nearby (12% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has 6,113 residents in 2,757 households; St Ives West & Towednack has 5,860 in 2,779. St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 33%, 5 percentage points more than St Ives West & Towednack (Cornwall: 25%). St Ives West & Towednack has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 6.5 percentage points more than St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (50%) and terraced houses in St Ives West & Towednack (33%). St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 19.9 percentage points more than St Ives West & Towednack (Cornwall: 66%). St Ives West & Towednack has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.1 percentage points more than St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £397,000 in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and £347,500 in St Ives West & Towednack, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (12% and 12%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay, and 122 in St Ives West & Towednack. The typical postcode is 731 m from the nearest school in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and 571 m in St Ives West & Towednack. The typical postcode is 518 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and 800 m in St Ives West & Towednack. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 51% of premises in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and 54% in St Ives West & Towednack.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and 93 in St Ives West & Towednack, 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 Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,113 people in 2,757 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £397,000 over the past two years, 38% above the Cornwall median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Cornwall average.
St Ives West & Towednack is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,860 people in 2,779 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £347,500 over the past two years, 21% above the Cornwall median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay and St Ives West & Towednack next to other wards of Cornwall.