Electoral wardE05013314
Newquay Central & Pentire ward, Cornwall
Newquay Central & Pentire is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,670 residents in 3,139 households — 2,460 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20216,670council ward average 6,558
Households3,1392.12 residents per household
Density2,460/ km²about 2.71 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+18.7%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 12.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 275
5–93.6% · 241
10–155.0% · 334
16–193.0% · 200
20–246.7% · 450
25–3416.3% · 1,087
35–4921.5% · 1,435
50–6421.0% · 1,401
65–7410.4% · 692
75–845.9% · 394
85+2.4% · 160
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.7% · 745
1 car or van43.2% · 1,357
2 cars or vans23.9% · 751
3 or more9.1% · 285
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright28.2% · 886
With mortgage24.5% · 769
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented9.4% · 295
Private rented37.7% · 1,183
Type of home
Detached house18.9% · 593
Semi-detached house13.3% · 417
Terraced house17.8% · 560
Purpose-built flat30.5% · 959
Converted house12.7% · 398
Other conversion3.1% · 98
Above shop / office3.2% · 101
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013314- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Newquay
Other wards in the same constituency
FFowey, Tywardreath & Par33.9% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,687MMevagissey & St Austell Bay34.8% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,164NNewquay Porth & Tretherras22.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,559NNewquay Trenance20.5% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned7,337PPenwithick & Boscoppa15.6% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,705RRoche & Bugle20.2% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,380SSt Austell Bethel & Holmbush28.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,804SSt Austell Central & Gover24.7% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned7,095SSt Austell Poltair & Mount Charles20.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,970SSt Blazey22.9% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned6,932SSt Columb Minor & Colan18.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned5,953SSt Dennis & St Enoder18.9% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned7,961SSt Mewan & Grampound31.4% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned5,581SSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern24.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,610
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.