Electoral wardE05013849
Perranporth ward, Cornwall
Perranporth is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,324 residents in 2,713 households — 169 people per km², the 58th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Camborne and Redruth and Truro and Falmouth constituencies.
Residents, 20216,324council ward average 6,558
Households2,7132.33 residents per household
Density169/ km²about 37.40 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+25.5%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 256
5–96.1% · 383
10–157.3% · 461
16–193.6% · 227
20–243.6% · 225
25–348.7% · 548
35–4920.4% · 1,288
50–6420.9% · 1,321
65–7413.8% · 873
75–848.2% · 520
85+3.5% · 220
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.7% · 317
1 car or van39.7% · 1,076
2 cars or vans33.2% · 901
3 or more15.4% · 419
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright44.6% · 1,208
With mortgage26.0% · 705
Shared ownership2.1% · 56
Social rented9.2% · 250
Private rented18.1% · 490
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house49.1% · 1,332
Semi-detached house22.1% · 600
Terraced house9.2% · 250
Purpose-built flat9.9% · 268
Converted house3.6% · 99
Other conversion1.5% · 41
Above shop / office2.0% · 55
Caravan, mobile2.5% · 68
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013849- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth, Truro and Falmouth
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 52 of 87
Parishes in the ward
PerranzabuloeSt. Agnes
Other wards in the same constituency
CCamborne Roskear & Tuckingmill15.6% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned7,198CCamborne Trelowarren21.4% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned6,148CCamborne West & Treswithian30.5% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,237CConstantine, Mabe & Mawnan24.7% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,556FFalmouth 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% owned5,324FFour Lanes, Beacon & Troon20.8% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned7,061GGloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend14.3% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned5,805GGwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East26.0% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned5,965HHayle West23.5% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned7,476IIllogan & Portreath26.3% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned6,535
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.