Electoral wardE05013324
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe ward, Cornwall
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,819 residents in 3,086 households — 165 people per km², the 29th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Ives constituency.
Residents, 20216,819council ward average 6,558
Households3,0862.21 residents per household
Density165/ km²about 41.33 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+31.3%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 13.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 284
5–94.2% · 285
10–155.5% · 374
16–193.4% · 231
20–243.3% · 228
25–348.8% · 602
35–4915.3% · 1,045
50–6424.0% · 1,636
65–7417.8% · 1,217
75–8410.1% · 691
85+3.3% · 225
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.3% · 318
1 car or van39.8% · 1,230
2 cars or vans35.6% · 1,099
3 or more14.3% · 440
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright51.3% · 1,583
With mortgage22.8% · 704
Shared ownership1.1% · 33
Social rented11.3% · 350
Private rented13.5% · 417
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house51.8% · 1,598
Semi-detached house23.5% · 726
Terraced house15.2% · 469
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 160
Converted house1.3% · 40
Other conversion0.4% · 11
Above shop / office0.6% · 17
Caravan, mobile2.1% · 65
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013324- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 54 of 87
Parishes in the ward
BreageGermoePorthleven
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 East22.8% aged 65+ · 47.3% owned7,119PPenzance Promenade31.4% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned5,837SSt 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.