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Threemilestone & Chacewater
vs Truro Boscawen & Redannick

Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Threemilestone & Chacewater. Homes in Truro Boscawen & Redannick sold for a median of £340,000, 15% above Threemilestone & Chacewater. Truro Boscawen & Redannick has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 11%).

People

Threemilestone & Chacewater has 5,220 residents in 2,264 households; Truro Boscawen & Redannick has 5,864 in 2,477. Threemilestone & Chacewater has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 4 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 25%). Threemilestone & Chacewater has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 1.1 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 31%).

5,220Residents (2021)
5,864Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,264Households
2,477Households
250,533Households
13.7%Aged 15–29
16.2%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
23.9%Aged 65 and over
19.9%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
28.6%Living alone
27.5%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Threemilestone & Chacewater and 30% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Threemilestone & Chacewater has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 1.1 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 66%). Threemilestone & Chacewater has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 1 percentage point more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £296,475 in Threemilestone & Chacewater and £340,000 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£296,475Median sale price
£340,000Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
69.0%Owner-occupied
67.9%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
22.3%Private renting
21.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
7.4%Social renting
8.8%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
39.9%Detached houses
29.7%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
27.0%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
13.5%Terraced houses
29.4%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
5.0%Flats
6.7%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 4.4 percentage points more than Threemilestone & Chacewater (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Threemilestone & Chacewater, and 183 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. The typical postcode is 625 m from the nearest school in Threemilestone & Chacewater and 498 m in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. The typical postcode is 4,286 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Threemilestone & Chacewater and 846 m in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 39% of premises in Threemilestone & Chacewater and 81% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick.

11.3%Green space within 500 m
15.7%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
16Services within 15 min (median)
183Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
625 mNearest school (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
846 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
38.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
81.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Threemilestone & Chacewater 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.

49Recorded 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.

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.

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.

Threemilestone & Chacewater and Truro Boscawen & Redannick next to other wards of Cornwall.