Electoral wardE05013309
Lynher ward, Cornwall
Lynher is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,756 residents in 2,509 households — 52 people per km², the 79th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South East Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20215,756council ward average 6,558
Households2,5092.29 residents per household
Density52/ km²about 111.33 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+30.1%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 13.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 204
5–94.1% · 237
10–156.2% · 359
16–193.8% · 221
20–243.1% · 181
25–347.3% · 422
35–4915.4% · 886
50–6426.3% · 1,511
65–7416.9% · 973
75–8410.5% · 603
85+2.7% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.6% · 165
1 car or van34.9% · 876
2 cars or vans38.6% · 968
3 or more19.9% · 500
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright52.1% · 1,306
With mortgage25.7% · 646
Shared ownership0.4% · 11
Social rented8.6% · 217
Private rented13.0% · 326
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house56.8% · 1,425
Semi-detached house28.3% · 710
Terraced house11.2% · 280
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 19
Converted house0.8% · 21
Other conversion0.8% · 19
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile1.3% · 33
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013309- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 80 of 87
Parishes in the ward
LinkinhornePillatonQuethiockSouth HillSt. Ive and PensilvaSt. Mellion
Other wards in the same constituency
CCallington & St Dominic26.8% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned6,775CCalstock30.5% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned6,647LLiskeard Central20.4% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned7,753LLiskeard South & Dobwalls27.7% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned7,354LLooe East & Deviock31.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,365LLooe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos37.4% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned5,807LLostwithiel & Lanreath30.0% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,186RRame Peninsula & St Germans30.0% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned7,112SSaltash Essa28.6% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned6,818SSaltash Tamar25.5% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,244SSaltash Trematon & Landrake25.3% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned5,629SSt Cleer & Menheniot28.2% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned6,271TTorpoint25.8% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned6,465
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.