Truro Boscawen & Redannick
vs Truro Tregolls
Truro Tregolls has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Truro Boscawen & Redannick. Homes in Truro Boscawen & Redannick sold for a median of £340,000, 15% above Truro Tregolls. Truro Boscawen & Redannick has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Truro Boscawen & Redannick has 5,864 residents in 2,477 households; Truro Tregolls has 6,557 in 2,825. Truro Tregolls has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 1.7 percentage points more than Truro Boscawen & Redannick (Cornwall: 25%). Truro Tregolls has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.8 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 semi-detached houses in Truro Tregolls (32%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 6.8 percentage points more than Truro Tregolls (Cornwall: 66%). Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of private renting: 21%, 3.9 percentage points more than Truro Tregolls (Cornwall: 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and £295,000 in Truro Tregolls, against £287,500 across Cornwall.
Surroundings
Truro Boscawen & Redannick has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 6 percentage points more than Truro Tregolls (Cornwall: 18%). A typical postcode has 183 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Truro Boscawen & Redannick, and 143 in Truro Tregolls. The typical postcode is 498 m from the nearest school in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 525 m in Truro Tregolls. The typical postcode is 846 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 1,935 m in Truro Tregolls. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 68% in Truro Tregolls.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 69 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Truro Boscawen & Redannick and 81 in Truro Tregolls, 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 Tregolls is one of 87 wards in Cornwall, home to 6,557 people in 2,825 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £295,000 over the past two years, in line with the Cornwall median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 46% below the Cornwall average.
More comparisons.
Truro Boscawen & Redannick and Truro Tregolls next to other wards of Cornwall.