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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%).

6,238Residents (2021)
6,553Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,825Households
2,809Households
250,533Households
13.0%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
30.4%Aged 65 and over
26.1%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
33.8%Living alone
29.8%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

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.

£268,000Median sale price
£290,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
65.5%Owner-occupied
68.0%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
15.3%Private renting
18.0%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
18.6%Social renting
11.1%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
33.4%Detached houses
42.4%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
27.2%Semi-detached houses
28.0%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
25.2%Terraced houses
20.8%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
10.7%Flats
3.3%Flats
8.3%Flats

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.

8.4%Green space within 500 m
22.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
79Services within 15 min (median)
7Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
274 mNearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
959 mNearest tram or rail (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
40Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
51.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
46.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

71Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
86Recorded 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 West & Treswithian

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

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.