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Penzance North

Middle area

South west Cornwall. 8,310 people in 5.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Penzance North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£260,000
2,905th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,359
2,950th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Penzance North compares

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Median sale price73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from £200,000 to £575,000. The middle area is £292,750. Penzance North is £260,000.
£260,000joint 23rd lowest
Population73 middle areas, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 5,005 to 12,172. The middle area is 7,505. Penzance North is 8,359.
8,35923rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage73 middle areas, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 17.4% to 94.4%. The middle area is 70.2%. Penzance North is 75.0%.
75.0%26th highest
Claimant rate73 middle areas, Cornwall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cornwall73 areas from 1.7% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.8%. Penzance North is 4.8%.
4.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Penzance North alone. See Cornwall

Average house price
£275,642
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,002
64th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Penzance North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Penzance North was £260,000 in 2025.

Penzance North had 8,359 usual residents at the census.

In Penzance North, 75.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penzance North, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.