Camborne Trelowarren
vs Pool & Tehidy
Camborne Trelowarren has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Pool & Tehidy. Homes in Pool & Tehidy sold for a median of £246,000, 12% above Camborne Trelowarren. Pool & Tehidy has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Camborne Trelowarren has 6,747 residents in 3,005 households; Pool & Tehidy has 7,238 in 3,133. Camborne Trelowarren has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 2.3 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 25%). Camborne Trelowarren has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.6 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Camborne Trelowarren (36%) and detached houses in Pool & Tehidy (31%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 1.3 percentage points more than Camborne Trelowarren (Cornwall: 66%). Camborne Trelowarren has the higher share of private renting: 31%, 9.6 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Camborne Trelowarren and £246,000 in Pool & Tehidy, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 10.6 percentage points more than Camborne Trelowarren (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 95 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Camborne Trelowarren, and 51 in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 380 m from the nearest school in Camborne Trelowarren and 479 m in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 481 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Camborne Trelowarren and 1,988 m in Pool & Tehidy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Camborne Trelowarren and 29% in Pool & Tehidy.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 138 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Camborne Trelowarren 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 Trelowarren is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,747 people in 3,005 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 23% below the Cornwall median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% below 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 Trelowarren and Pool & Tehidy next to other wards of Cornwall.