Camelford & Boscastle
vs Launceston North & North Petherwin
Camelford & Boscastle has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Launceston North & North Petherwin. Homes in Camelford & Boscastle sold for a median of £287,500, 14% above Launceston North & North Petherwin. Camelford & Boscastle has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Camelford & Boscastle has 6,857 residents in 2,949 households; Launceston North & North Petherwin has 6,619 in 2,795. Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 1.5 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 25%). Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 1.5 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 56% of homes in Camelford & Boscastle and 50% in Launceston North & North Petherwin. Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 2.8 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 66%). Launceston North & North Petherwin has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 2.1 percentage points more than Camelford & Boscastle (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £287,500 in Camelford & Boscastle and £251,417 in Launceston North & North Petherwin, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 11.4 percentage points more than Launceston North & North Petherwin (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Camelford & Boscastle, and 5 in Launceston North & North Petherwin. The typical postcode is 1,153 m from the nearest school in Camelford & Boscastle and 686 m in Launceston North & North Petherwin. The typical postcode is 16,494 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Camelford & Boscastle and 1,121 m in Launceston North & North Petherwin. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Camelford & Boscastle and 60% in Launceston North & North Petherwin.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 56 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Camelford & Boscastle and 58 in Launceston North & North Petherwin, 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.
Camelford & Boscastle is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,857 people in 2,949 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £287,500 over the past two years, in line with 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.
Launceston North & North Petherwin is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,619 people in 2,795 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £251,417 over the past two years, 13% below the Cornwall median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 64% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Camelford & Boscastle and Launceston North & North Petherwin next to other wards of Cornwall.