Electoral wardE05013853
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush ward, Cornwall
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,804 residents in 3,064 households — 3,441 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20216,804council ward average 6,558
Households3,0642.22 residents per household
Density3,441/ km²about 1.98 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+28.4%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 276
5–95.2% · 354
10–157.1% · 484
16–193.9% · 264
20–244.2% · 285
25–349.0% · 616
35–4916.7% · 1,135
50–6421.5% · 1,462
65–7413.5% · 917
75–8411.0% · 749
85+3.9% · 265
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.5% · 445
1 car or van46.0% · 1,410
2 cars or vans29.1% · 890
3 or more10.4% · 318
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright48.0% · 1,471
With mortgage25.1% · 769
Shared ownership0.5% · 16
Social rented10.0% · 305
Private rented16.4% · 501
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house39.2% · 1,202
Semi-detached house41.1% · 1,258
Terraced house11.3% · 346
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 151
Converted house0.9% · 28
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile2.1% · 65
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013853- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 87
Parishes in the ward
St Austell
Other wards in the same constituency
FFowey, Tywardreath & Par33.9% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,687MMevagissey & St Austell Bay34.8% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned5,164NNewquay Central & Pentire18.7% aged 65+ · 52.7% owned6,670NNewquay Porth & Tretherras22.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,559NNewquay Trenance20.5% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned7,337PPenwithick & Boscoppa15.6% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,705RRoche & Bugle20.2% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned7,380SSt Austell Central & Gover24.7% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned7,095SSt Austell Poltair & Mount Charles20.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,970SSt Blazey22.9% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned6,932SSt Columb Minor & Colan18.7% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned5,953SSt Dennis & St Enoder18.9% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned7,961SSt Mewan & Grampound31.4% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned5,581SSt Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern24.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,610
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.