Camborne West & Treswithian
vs Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Camborne West & Treswithian. Homes in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East sold for a median of £290,000, 8% above Camborne West & Treswithian. Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Camborne West & Treswithian has 6,238 residents in 2,825 households; Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has 6,553 in 2,809. Camborne West & Treswithian has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 4.3 percentage points more than Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (Cornwall: 25%). Camborne West & Treswithian has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 4 percentage points more than Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Camborne West & Treswithian and 42% in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 2.5 percentage points more than Camborne West & Treswithian (Cornwall: 66%). Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.7 percentage points more than Camborne West & Treswithian (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £268,000 in Camborne West & Treswithian and £290,000 in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 13.9 percentage points more than Camborne West & Treswithian (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Camborne West & Treswithian, and 7 in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. The typical postcode is 274 m from the nearest school in Camborne West & Treswithian and 1,041 m in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. The typical postcode is 959 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Camborne West & Treswithian and 3,046 m in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Camborne West & Treswithian and 46% in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 71 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Camborne West & Treswithian and 86 in Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East, 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 West & Treswithian is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,238 people in 2,825 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £268,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Cornwall median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 53% below the Cornwall average.
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,553 people in 2,809 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% above the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Camborne West & Treswithian and Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East next to other wards of Cornwall.