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Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day
vs Threemilestone & Chacewater

Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Threemilestone & Chacewater. Homes in Threemilestone & Chacewater sold for a median of £296,475, 13% above Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day. Threemilestone & Chacewater has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Cornwall with Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day highlighted
Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day
220 postcodes
Map of Cornwall with Threemilestone & Chacewater highlighted
Threemilestone & Chacewater
210 postcodes
Map of Cornwall
Cornwall
city average

People

Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day has 6,123 residents in 2,680 households; Threemilestone & Chacewater has 5,220 in 2,264. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (24% and 24%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).

6,123Residents (2021)
5,220Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,680Households
2,264Households
250,533Households
13.8%Aged 15–29
13.7%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
24.0%Aged 65 and over
23.9%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
29.3%Living alone
28.6%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day and 40% in Threemilestone & Chacewater. Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 6.5 percentage points more than Threemilestone & Chacewater (Cornwall: 66%). Threemilestone & Chacewater has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 6.6 percentage points more than Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £263,250 in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day and £296,475 in Threemilestone & Chacewater, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£263,250Median sale price
£296,475Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
75.5%Owner-occupied
69.0%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
15.7%Private renting
22.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
7.9%Social renting
7.4%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
38.5%Detached houses
39.9%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
31.1%Semi-detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
26.3%Terraced houses
13.5%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
1.5%Flats
5.0%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 11%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day, and 16 in Threemilestone & Chacewater. The typical postcode is 655 m from the nearest school in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day and 625 m in Threemilestone & Chacewater. The typical postcode is 2,302 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day and 4,286 m in Threemilestone & Chacewater. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 50% of premises in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day and 39% in Threemilestone & Chacewater.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
11.3%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
16Services within 15 min (median)
16Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
655 mNearest school (median)
625 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
49.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
38.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day and 49 in Threemilestone & Chacewater, 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.

54Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
49Recorded 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.

Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day

Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,123 people in 2,680 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £263,250 over the past two years, 8% below the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Cornwall average.

Threemilestone & Chacewater

Threemilestone & Chacewater is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 5,220 people in 2,264 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £296,475 over the past two years, 3% above the Cornwall median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% below the Cornwall average.

More comparisons.

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