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Truro Boscawen & Redannick
vs Truro Moresk & Trehaverne

Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Homes in Truro Boscawen & Redannick sold for a median of £340,000, 25% above Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Truro Boscawen & Redannick has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 12%).

People

Truro Boscawen & Redannick has 5,864 residents in 2,477 households; Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has 6,973 in 3,471. Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 10.2 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 25%). Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 17.8 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 31%).

5,864Residents (2021)
6,973Residents (2021)
570,305Residents (2021)
2,477Households
3,471Households
250,533Households
16.2%Aged 15–29
15.3%Aged 15–29
15.1%Aged 15–29
19.9%Aged 65 and over
30.1%Aged 65 and over
25.3%Aged 65 and over
27.5%Living alone
45.3%Living alone
30.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Truro Boscawen & Redannick (30%) and terraced houses in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne (31%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 10.3 percentage points more than Truro Moresk & Trehaverne (Cornwall: 66%). Truro Moresk & Trehaverne has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 2 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and £272,500 in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne, against £287,500 across Cornwall.

£340,000Median sale price
£272,500Median sale price
£287,500Median sale price
67.9%Owner-occupied
57.6%Owner-occupied
66.2%Owner-occupied
21.3%Private renting
23.3%Private renting
19.7%Private renting
8.8%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
12.8%Social renting
29.7%Detached houses
20.6%Detached houses
37.2%Detached houses
27.0%Semi-detached houses
16.5%Semi-detached houses
26.5%Semi-detached houses
29.4%Terraced houses
30.7%Terraced houses
21.9%Terraced houses
6.7%Flats
23.6%Flats
8.3%Flats

Surroundings

Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.6 percentage points more than Truro Moresk & Trehaverne (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 183 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Truro Boscawen & Redannick, and 208 in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. The typical postcode is 498 m from the nearest school in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 408 m in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. The typical postcode is 846 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 896 m in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 68% in Truro Moresk & Trehaverne.

15.7%Green space within 500 m
12.1%Green space within 500 m
17.9%Green space within 500 m
183Services within 15 min (median)
208Services within 15 min (median)
23Services within 15 min (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
408 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
846 mNearest tram or rail (median)
896 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
66Postcodes in flood risk areas
2,308Postcodes in flood risk areas
81.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
67.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
64.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Truro Boscawen & Redannick 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.

69Recorded 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.

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.

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.

Truro Boscawen & Redannick and Truro Moresk & Trehaverne next to other wards of Cornwall.