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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%).

6,857Residents (2021)
6,537Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,949Households
2,813Households
250,533Households
13.3%Aged 15–29
12.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
27.6%Aged 65 and over
27.7%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
27.0%Living alone
27.1%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

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.

£287,500Median sale price
£353,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
68.7%Owner-occupied
70.7%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
17.9%Private renting
20.6%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
12.7%Social renting
7.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
55.7%Detached houses
48.9%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
21.1%Semi-detached houses
24.2%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
13.8%Terraced houses
16.6%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
4.5%Flats
3.0%Flats
8.3%Flats

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.

17.8%Green space within 500 m
4.9%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
4Services within 15 min (median)
13Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
1.2 kmNearest school (median)
852 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
16.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
30Postcodes in flood risk areas
36Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
73.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
57.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

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.

56Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
47Recorded 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.

Camelford & Boscastle

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

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.