Electoral wardE05013336
St Blazey ward, Cornwall
St Blazey is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,932 residents in 2,969 households — 1,003 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Austell and Newquay constituency.
Residents, 20216,932council ward average 6,558
Households2,9692.33 residents per household
Density1,003/ km²about 6.91 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+22.9%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 351
5–96.4% · 447
10–157.0% · 484
16–194.1% · 287
20–244.8% · 334
25–3411.5% · 797
35–4917.0% · 1,180
50–6421.2% · 1,466
65–7412.0% · 834
75–847.8% · 539
85+3.1% · 212
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.2% · 423
1 car or van44.1% · 1,309
2 cars or vans30.4% · 903
3 or more11.2% · 334
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.6% · 1,147
With mortgage28.1% · 833
Shared ownership0.5% · 16
Social rented13.0% · 386
Private rented19.7% · 585
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house21.7% · 645
Semi-detached house47.6% · 1,414
Terraced house21.4% · 635
Purpose-built flat4.8% · 143
Converted house1.1% · 33
Other conversion1.1% · 33
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 55
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013336- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 27 of 87
Parishes in the ward
St. Blaise
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 Bethel & Holmbush28.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,804SSt Austell Central & Gover24.7% aged 65+ · 53.4% owned7,095SSt Austell Poltair & Mount Charles20.5% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,970SSt 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.