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Probus & St Erme
vs Truro Boscawen & Redannick

Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Probus & St Erme. Homes in Truro Boscawen & Redannick sold for a median of £340,000, 17% above Probus & St Erme. Probus & St Erme has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Cornwall with Probus & St Erme highlighted
Probus & St Erme
238 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Truro Boscawen & Redannick highlighted
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
187 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Probus & St Erme has 6,701 residents in 2,815 households; Truro Boscawen & Redannick has 5,864 in 2,477. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 20%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.2 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 31%).

6,701Residents (2021)
5,864Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,815Households
2,477Households
250,533Households
16.1%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
20.8%Aged 65 and over
19.9%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
26.3%Living alone
27.5%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Probus & St Erme and 30% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Probus & St Erme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 1.8 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 66%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 2.5 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £291,250 in Probus & St Erme and £340,000 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£291,250Median sale price
£340,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
69.7%Owner-occupied
67.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
18.8%Private renting
21.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
8.8%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
39.2%Detached houses
29.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
35.5%Semi-detached houses
27.0%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
21.3%Terraced houses
29.4%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
2.0%Flats
6.7%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Probus & St Erme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 5.6 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Probus & St Erme, and 183 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. The typical postcode is 665 m from the nearest school in Probus & St Erme and 498 m in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. The typical postcode is 7,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Probus & St Erme and 846 m in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Probus & St Erme and 81% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick.

21.3%Green space within 500 m
15.7%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
183Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
665 mNearest school (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
846 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
18Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
59.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
81.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Probus & St Erme 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.

28Recorded 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.

Probus & St Erme

Probus & St Erme is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,701 people in 2,815 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £291,250 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% above 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.

More comparisons.

Probus & St Erme and Truro Boscawen & Redannick next to other wards of Cornwall.

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