Camelford & Boscastle
vs Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow
Camelford & Boscastle has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Homes in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow sold for a median of £353,000, 23% above Camelford & Boscastle. Camelford & Boscastle has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Camelford & Boscastle has 6,857 residents in 2,949 households; Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has 6,537 in 2,813. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (28% and 28%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 56% of homes in Camelford & Boscastle and 49% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 2 percentage points more than Camelford & Boscastle (Cornwall: 66%). Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 2.7 percentage points more than Camelford & Boscastle (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £287,500 in Camelford & Boscastle and £353,000 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Camelford & Boscastle has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 12.9 percentage points more than Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Camelford & Boscastle, and 13 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. The typical postcode is 1,153 m from the nearest school in Camelford & Boscastle and 852 m in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Camelford & Boscastle and 57% in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 56 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Camelford & Boscastle and 47 in Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow, 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.
Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,537 people in 2,813 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £353,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Cornwall median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 73% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Camelford & Boscastle and Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow next to other wards of Cornwall.