Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill
vs Illogan & Portreath
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Illogan & Portreath. Homes in Illogan & Portreath sold for a median of £302,500, 46% above Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill. Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has 6,865 residents in 2,892 households; Illogan & Portreath has 6,541 in 2,853. Illogan & Portreath has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 10.9 percentage points more than Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill (Cornwall: 25%). Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.9 percentage points more than Illogan & Portreath (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill (44%) and detached houses in Illogan & Portreath (42%). Illogan & Portreath has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 16 percentage points more than Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill (Cornwall: 66%). Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 7.5 percentage points more than Illogan & Portreath (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,250 in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and £302,500 in Illogan & Portreath, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2.2 percentage points more than Illogan & Portreath (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill, and 23 in Illogan & Portreath. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 804 m in Illogan & Portreath. The typical postcode is 1,436 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 1,833 m in Illogan & Portreath. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 12% in Illogan & Portreath.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 80 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 60 in Illogan & Portreath, against 73 across Cornwall. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,865 people in 2,892 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £207,250 over the past two years, 28% below the Cornwall median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Cornwall average.
Illogan & Portreath is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,541 people in 2,853 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £302,500 over the past two years, 5% above the Cornwall median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and Illogan & Portreath next to other wards of Cornwall.