Electoral wardE05013301
Launceston South ward, Cornwall
Launceston South is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,147 residents in 3,143 households — 1,107 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20217,147council ward average 6,558
Households3,1432.27 residents per household
Density1,107/ km²about 6.46 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+20.5%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 408
5–96.8% · 489
10–157.2% · 518
16–194.0% · 288
20–244.9% · 353
25–3412.9% · 922
35–4918.8% · 1,347
50–6419.0% · 1,357
65–7410.2% · 728
75–847.0% · 501
85+3.3% · 236
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.1% · 539
1 car or van44.8% · 1,407
2 cars or vans28.4% · 892
3 or more9.7% · 306
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright30.4% · 955
With mortgage26.2% · 824
Shared ownership1.0% · 32
Social rented15.6% · 490
Private rented26.8% · 842
Type of home
Detached house22.8% · 718
Semi-detached house28.0% · 880
Terraced house24.2% · 760
Purpose-built flat19.8% · 623
Converted house1.7% · 52
Other conversion1.5% · 48
Above shop / office1.9% · 61
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013301- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Launceston
Council offices in this ward
PBridgerule Parish CouncilParish council · PL15 9ATCLaunceston Children's CentreCouncil office · PL15 9DQ
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 North & North Petherwin25.7% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned6,941PPadstow24.8% 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.