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Probus & St Erme
vs Truro Moresk & Trehaverne

Probus & St Erme has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Homes in Probus & St Erme sold for a median of £291,250, 7% above Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Probus & St Erme has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Cornwall with Probus & St Erme highlighted
Probus & St Erme
238 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Truro Moresk & Trehaverne highlighted
Truro Moresk & Trehaverne
333 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Probus & St Erme has 6,701 residents in 2,815 households; Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has 6,973 in 3,471. Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 9.3 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 25%). Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 19 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 31%).

6,701Residents (2021)
6,973Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,815Households
3,471Households
250,533Households
16.1%Aged 15–29
15.3%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
20.8%Aged 65 and over
30.1%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
26.3%Living alone
45.3%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Probus & St Erme (39%) and terraced houses in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne (31%). Probus & St Erme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 12.1 percentage points more than Truro Moresk & Trehaverne (Cornwall: 66%). Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 4.5 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 £272,500 in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£291,250Median sale price
£272,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
69.7%Owner-occupied
57.6%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
18.8%Private renting
23.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
39.2%Detached houses
20.6%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
35.5%Semi-detached houses
16.5%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
21.3%Terraced houses
30.7%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
2.0%Flats
23.6%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Probus & St Erme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 9.2 percentage points more than Truro Moresk & Trehaverne (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Probus & St Erme, and 208 in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. The typical postcode is 665 m from the nearest school in Probus & St Erme and 408 m in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. The typical postcode is 7,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Probus & St Erme and 896 m in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Probus & St Erme and 68% in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne.

21.3%Green space within 500 m
12.1%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
8Services within 15 min (median)
208Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
665 mNearest school (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
7.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
896 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
18Postcodes in flood risk areas
66Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
59.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
67.7%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 235 in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, 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
235Recorded 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 Moresk & Trehaverne

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,973 people in 3,471 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £272,500 over the past two years, 5% below the Cornwall median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

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