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%).
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.