Probus & St Erme
vs Truro Tregolls
Truro Tregolls has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Probus & St Erme. Homes in Truro Tregolls sold for a median of £295,000, in line with Probus & St Erme. Probus & St Erme has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Probus & St Erme has 6,701 residents in 2,815 households; Truro Tregolls has 6,557 in 2,825. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (21% and 22%). Truro Tregolls has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 4 percentage points more than Probus & St Erme (Cornwall: 31%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Probus & St Erme (39%) and semi-detached houses in Truro Tregolls (32%). Probus & St Erme has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 70%, 8.6 percentage points more than Truro Tregolls (Cornwall: 66%). Probus & St Erme has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 1.4 percentage points more than Truro Tregolls (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £291,250 in Probus & St Erme and £295,000 in Truro Tregolls, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Probus & St Erme has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 11.6 percentage points more than Truro Tregolls (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Probus & St Erme, and 143 in Truro Tregolls. The typical postcode is 665 m from the nearest school in Probus & St Erme and 525 m in Truro Tregolls. The typical postcode is 7,689 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Probus & St Erme and 1,935 m in Truro Tregolls. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 60% of premises in Probus & St Erme and 68% in Truro Tregolls.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Probus & St Erme and 81 in Truro Tregolls, 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.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
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 Tregolls is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,557 people in 2,825 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £295,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Probus & St Erme and Truro Tregolls next to other wards of Cornwall.