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Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend
vs Truro Boscawen & Redannick

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Homes in Truro Boscawen & Redannick sold for a median of £340,000, 18% above Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend. Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Cornwall with Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend highlighted
Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend
123 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Truro Boscawen & Redannick highlighted
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
187 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend has 5,808 residents in 2,354 households; Truro Boscawen & Redannick has 5,864 in 2,477. Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 5.6 percentage points more than Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (Cornwall: 25%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.1 percentage points more than Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (Cornwall: 31%).

5,808Residents (2021)
5,864Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,354Households
2,477Households
250,533Households
21.6%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
14.3%Aged 65 and over
19.9%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
25.4%Living alone
27.5%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (40%) and detached houses in Truro Boscawen & Redannick (30%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 10.6 percentage points more than Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend (Cornwall: 66%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (22% and 21%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £288,500 in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend and £340,000 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£288,500Median sale price
£340,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
57.3%Owner-occupied
67.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
22.2%Private renting
21.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
19.0%Social renting
8.8%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
25.3%Detached houses
29.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
40.2%Semi-detached houses
27.0%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
22.4%Terraced houses
29.4%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
10.4%Flats
6.7%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 16%). A typical postcode has 54 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend, and 183 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. The typical postcode is 443 m from the nearest school in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend and 498 m in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. The typical postcode is 1,935 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend and 846 m in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend and 81% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick.

16.4%Green space within 500 m
15.7%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
54Services within 15 min (median)
183Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
443 mNearest school (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
846 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
81.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 122 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend and 69 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick, 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.

122Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
69Recorded 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.

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,808 people in 2,354 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £288,500 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Cornwall average.

Truro Boscawen & Redannick

Truro Boscawen & Redannick is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,864 people in 2,477 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 18% above the Cornwall median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% below the Cornwall average.

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