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Porthleven, Breage & Germoe

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South west Cornwall. About 6,908 people in 41 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,820
4,144th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.5%
585th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Porthleven, Breage & Germoe compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Porthleven, Breage & GermoeMiddle
Population87 wards, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 5,169 to 7,960. The middle area is 6,599. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe is 6,820.
6,82029th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage87 wards, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 31.1% to 92.9%. The middle area is 65.2%. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe is 82.2%.
82.2%22nd highest
Claimant rate87 wards, Cornwall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 1.6% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.8%. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 22nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6487 wards, Cornwall · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 51.8% to 74.8%. The middle area is 59.3%. Porthleven, Breage & Germoe is 55.5%.
55.5%joint 14th lowest

Figures for the whole of Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Porthleven, Breage & Germoe 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
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe in brief

Porthleven, Breage & Germoe had 6,820 usual residents at the census.

In Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Porthleven, Breage & Germoe, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

55.5% of residents in Porthleven, Breage & Germoe were aged 15 to 64 at the census.