Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon
vs Redruth South
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Redruth South. Homes in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon sold for a median of £236,000, in line with Redruth South. Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has 6,789 residents in 2,867 households; Redruth South has 6,257 in 2,783. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 21%). Redruth South has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 5.6 percentage points more than Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 33% of homes in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 33% in Redruth South. Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 1.9 percentage points more than Redruth South (Cornwall: 66%). Redruth South has the higher share of private renting: 25%, 9 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 £235,000 in Redruth South, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 9.7 percentage points more than Redruth South (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 20 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon, and 71 in Redruth South. The typical postcode is 808 m from the nearest school in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 449 m in Redruth South. The typical postcode is 2,162 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 548 m in Redruth South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 55% of premises in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 88% in Redruth South.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 79 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and 76 in Redruth South, 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.
Redruth South is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,257 people in 2,783 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £235,000 over the past two years, 18% below the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon and Redruth South next to other wards of Cornwall.