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%).
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.