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Pool & Tehidy
vs Redruth North

Redruth North has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Pool & Tehidy. Homes in Pool & Tehidy sold for a median of £246,000, 16% above Redruth North. Pool & Tehidy has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Cornwall with Pool & Tehidy highlighted
Pool & Tehidy
199 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Redruth North highlighted
Redruth North
262 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Pool & Tehidy has 7,238 residents in 3,133 households; Redruth North has 6,688 in 3,137. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (19% and 20%). Redruth North has the higher share of people living alone: 39%, 8.7 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 31%).

7,238Residents (2021)
6,688Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
3,133Households
3,137Households
250,533Households
15.6%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
19.1%Aged 65 and over
19.5%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
30.0%Living alone
38.7%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Pool & Tehidy (31%) and terraced houses in Redruth North (32%). Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 60%, 10.4 percentage points more than Redruth North (Cornwall: 66%). Redruth North has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 2.5 percentage points more than Pool & Tehidy (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £246,000 in Pool & Tehidy and £212,250 in Redruth North, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£246,000Median sale price
£212,250Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
59.9%Owner-occupied
49.5%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
20.9%Private renting
23.4%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
17.4%Social renting
25.9%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
30.7%Detached houses
17.8%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
24.8%Semi-detached houses
22.5%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Terraced houses
32.1%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
12.2%Flats
16.5%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Pool & Tehidy has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 7.3 percentage points more than Redruth North (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pool & Tehidy, and 70 in Redruth North. The typical postcode is 479 m from the nearest school in Pool & Tehidy and 424 m in Redruth North. The typical postcode is 1,988 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pool & Tehidy and 728 m in Redruth North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 29% of premises in Pool & Tehidy and 77% in Redruth North.

17.7%Green space within 500 m
10.4%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
51Services within 15 min (median)
70Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
479 mNearest school (median)
424 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
728 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
26Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
28.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
76.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 131 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pool & Tehidy and 110 in Redruth North, 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.

131Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
110Recorded 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.

Pool & Tehidy

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.

Redruth North

Redruth North is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,688 people in 3,137 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £212,250 over the past two years, 26% below the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

Pool & Tehidy and Redruth North next to other wards of Cornwall.

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