Electoral wardE05013317
Padstow ward, Cornwall
Padstow is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,776 residents in 2,870 households — 88 people per km², the 34th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20216,776council ward average 6,558
Households2,8702.36 residents per household
Density88/ km²about 77.26 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+24.8%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 328
5–96.2% · 421
10–156.6% · 445
16–193.5% · 236
20–244.1% · 276
25–349.9% · 671
35–4919.4% · 1,314
50–6420.7% · 1,405
65–7413.2% · 894
75–848.7% · 587
85+3.0% · 200
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.4% · 299
1 car or van41.3% · 1,185
2 cars or vans34.6% · 993
3 or more13.7% · 393
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright40.7% · 1,168
With mortgage21.3% · 610
Shared ownership2.1% · 59
Social rented16.5% · 474
Private rented19.3% · 555
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house40.1% · 1,152
Semi-detached house33.3% · 955
Terraced house17.0% · 487
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 120
Converted house1.6% · 46
Other conversion0.5% · 13
Above shop / office1.1% · 33
Caravan, mobile2.3% · 65
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013317- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 71 of 87
Parishes in the ward
PadstowSt. ErvanSt. EvalSt. IsseySt. Merryn
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% owned6,941LLaunceston South20.5% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned7,147PPoundstock29.9% 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.