Electoral wardE05013320
Penzance East ward, Cornwall
Penzance East is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,119 residents in 3,530 households — 4,937 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Ives constituency.
Residents, 20217,119council ward average 6,558
Households3,5302.02 residents per household
Density4,937/ km²about 1.44 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+22.8%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 383
5–95.0% · 353
10–156.5% · 461
16–194.5% · 319
20–245.4% · 385
25–3412.2% · 867
35–4917.4% · 1,236
50–6421.0% · 1,492
65–7412.2% · 872
75–847.2% · 510
85+3.4% · 241
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van36.0% · 1,271
1 car or van43.9% · 1,550
2 cars or vans15.3% · 540
3 or more4.8% · 169
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright31.0% · 1,095
With mortgage16.3% · 575
Shared ownership0.8% · 28
Social rented25.3% · 893
Private rented26.5% · 936
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house4.4% · 155
Semi-detached house18.8% · 665
Terraced house44.2% · 1,559
Purpose-built flat20.1% · 708
Converted house6.8% · 241
Other conversion1.8% · 63
Above shop / office1.9% · 67
Caravan, mobile2.0% · 72
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013320- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Penzance
Other wards in the same constituency
CCrowan, Sithney & Wendron23.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned6,802HHelston North25.6% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned6,454HHelston South & Meneage18.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned7,426LLand's End30.0% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned6,820LLong Rock, Marazion & St Erth29.4% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned6,903LLudgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor28.7% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned6,892MMousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan32.4% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned6,010MMullion & St Keverne32.1% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned7,186PPenzance Promenade31.4% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned5,837PPorthleven, Breage & Germoe31.3% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned6,819SSt Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay33.4% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned6,189SSt Ives West & Towednack28.2% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned5,998
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.