Electoral wardE05013848
Penryn ward, Cornwall
Penryn is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,864 residents in 3,259 households — 2,860 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Truro and Falmouth constituency.
Residents, 20217,864council ward average 6,558
Households3,2592.41 residents per household
Density2,860/ km²about 2.75 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+16.0%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 13.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 334
5–94.4% · 348
10–155.0% · 392
16–197.9% · 622
20–2416.9% · 1,328
25–3414.0% · 1,104
35–4916.1% · 1,265
50–6415.4% · 1,212
65–748.6% · 680
75–845.6% · 437
85+1.8% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.8% · 679
1 car or van45.6% · 1,486
2 cars or vans25.3% · 823
3 or more8.3% · 271
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright30.0% · 978
With mortgage23.8% · 777
Shared ownership1.0% · 32
Social rented14.8% · 481
Private rented30.3% · 987
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house21.8% · 710
Semi-detached house26.0% · 847
Terraced house28.1% · 916
Purpose-built flat16.6% · 541
Converted house4.1% · 135
Other conversion1.5% · 48
Above shop / office0.9% · 30
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 32
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013848- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Penryn
Other wards in the same constituency
FFalmouth Arwenack25.9% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned5,941FFalmouth Boslowick21.0% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned6,371FFalmouth Penwerris14.4% aged 65+ · 44.0% owned7,445FFalmouth Trescobeas & Budock25.4% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned5,972FFeock & Kea35.6% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned5,324GGloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend14.3% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned5,805MMylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth32.3% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned6,487PPerranporth25.5% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned6,324PProbus & St Erme20.8% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned6,700SSt Goran, Tregony & the Roseland35.0% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned5,754SSt Mewan & Grampound31.4% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned5,581SSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern24.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,610TThreemilestone & Chacewater23.8% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned5,220TTruro Boscawen & Redannick20.2% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned6,320
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.