St Mewan & Grampound
vs St Stephen-in-Brannel
St Stephen-in-Brannel has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in St Mewan & Grampound. Homes in St Mewan & Grampound sold for a median of £309,950, 38% above St Stephen-in-Brannel. St Stephen-in-Brannel has more green space nearby (47% within 500 m, against 29%).
People
St Mewan & Grampound has 5,583 residents in 2,476 households; St Stephen-in-Brannel has 6,956 in 2,940. St Mewan & Grampound has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 10.4 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 25%). St Mewan & Grampound has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 1.6 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 62% of homes in St Mewan & Grampound and 40% in St Stephen-in-Brannel. St Mewan & Grampound has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 8.5 percentage points more than St Stephen-in-Brannel (Cornwall: 66%). St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.6 percentage points more than St Mewan & Grampound (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £309,950 in St Mewan & Grampound and £225,000 in St Stephen-in-Brannel, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
St Stephen-in-Brannel has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 47%, 18 percentage points more than St Mewan & Grampound (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 9 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in St Mewan & Grampound, and 6 in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 1,245 m from the nearest school in St Mewan & Grampound and 523 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. The typical postcode is 3,189 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in St Mewan & Grampound and 6,060 m in St Stephen-in-Brannel. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in St Mewan & Grampound and 88% in St Stephen-in-Brannel.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 33 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in St Mewan & Grampound and 54 in St Stephen-in-Brannel, 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 Mewan & Grampound is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,583 people in 2,476 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £309,950 over the past two years, 8% above the Cornwall median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 63% above the Cornwall average.
St Stephen-in-Brannel is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,956 people in 2,940 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £225,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Cornwall median. On average 47% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 164% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
St Mewan & Grampound and St Stephen-in-Brannel next to other wards of Cornwall.