Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon
vs Pool & Tehidy
Pool & Tehidy has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon. Homes in Pool & Tehidy sold for a median of £246,000, 4% above Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon. Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has 6,789 residents in 2,867 households; Pool & Tehidy has 7,238 in 3,133. Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.5 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 25%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.2 percentage points more than Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon (33%) and detached houses in Pool & Tehidy (31%). Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 7.7 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 66%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 5.4 percentage points more than Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £236,000 in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and £246,000 in Pool & Tehidy, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 3.2 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon, and 51 in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 808 m from the nearest school in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 479 m in Pool & Tehidy. The typical postcode is 2,162 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 1,988 m in Pool & Tehidy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 55% of premises in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 29% in Pool & Tehidy.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 131 in Pool & Tehidy, 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.
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Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,789 people in 2,867 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £236,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% above the Cornwall average.
Pool & Tehidy is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 7,238 people in 3,133 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £246,000 over the past two years, 14% below 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.
More comparisons.
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and Pool & Tehidy next to other wards of Cornwall.