Electoral wardE05013844
Launceston North & North Petherwin ward, Cornwall
Launceston North & North Petherwin is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,941 residents in 2,938 households — 59 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20216,941council ward average 6,558
Households2,9382.36 residents per household
Density59/ km²about 118.04 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+25.7%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 290
5–95.3% · 365
10–156.9% · 482
16–193.7% · 259
20–244.5% · 314
25–348.5% · 589
35–4915.8% · 1,096
50–6425.4% · 1,759
65–7414.4% · 1,001
75–848.1% · 559
85+3.2% · 224
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.4% · 335
1 car or van38.4% · 1,126
2 cars or vans34.2% · 1,005
3 or more16.0% · 470
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright42.8% · 1,259
With mortgage22.6% · 664
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented13.1% · 385
Private rented21.0% · 618
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house48.7% · 1,431
Semi-detached house21.4% · 628
Terraced house21.3% · 626
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 128
Converted house2.1% · 61
Other conversion1.0% · 28
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 28
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013844- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 79 of 87
Parishes in the ward
BoytonEgloskerryLaneastLauncestonNorth PetherwinSt. Stephens by Launceston RuralSt. Thomas the Apostle RuralTrewenWerrington
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltarnun & Stoke Climsland30.9% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned6,786BBodmin St Mary's & St Leonard18.4% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned7,293BBodmin St Petroc's21.9% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned6,863BBude29.4% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,283CCamelford & Boscastle27.7% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned6,855LLanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence25.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,710LLaunceston South20.5% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned7,147PPadstow24.8% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned6,776PPoundstock29.9% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned5,429SSt Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn24.5% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned6,132SSt Teath & Tintagel29.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,448SStratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow27.5% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,686WWadebridge East & St Minver30.0% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned5,882WWadebridge West & St Mabyn28.8% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned6,926
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.