Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill
vs Pool & Tehidy
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Pool & Tehidy. Homes in Pool & Tehidy sold for a median of £246,000, 19% above Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill. Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has 6,865 residents in 2,892 households; Pool & Tehidy has 7,238 in 3,133. Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 3.5 percentage points more than Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill (Cornwall: 25%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill (44%) and detached houses in Pool & Tehidy (31%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 2.9 percentage points more than Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill (Cornwall: 66%). Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 1.5 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,250 in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and £246,000 in Pool & Tehidy, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 1.2 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill, and 51 in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 479 m in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 1,436 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 1,988 m in Pool & Tehidy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 29% in Pool & Tehidy.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 80 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and 131 in Pool & Tehidy, 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.
Pool & Tehidy is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,238 people in 3,133 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £246,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Cornwall median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill and Pool & Tehidy next to other wards of Cornwall.