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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%).

Map of Cornwall with Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill highlighted
167 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Pool & Tehidy highlighted
199 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
city average

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%).

6,865Residents (2021)
7,238Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,892Households
3,133Households
250,533Households
18.8%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
15.6%Aged 65 and over
19.1%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
30.1%Living alone
30.0%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

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.

£207,250Median sale price
£246,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
57.0%Owner-occupied
59.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
22.4%Private renting
20.9%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
16.6%Social renting
17.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
12.2%Detached houses
30.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
24.0%Semi-detached houses
24.8%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
43.7%Terraced houses
29.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
12.8%Flats
12.2%Flats
8.3%Flats

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.

18.9%Green space within 500 m
17.7%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
72Services within 15 min (median)
51Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
361 mNearest school (median)
479 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
28.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

80Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
131Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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

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.