Camborne South

Cornwall · South West · population 7,326 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,345 of 6,856 in England
  • #648 of 710 in South West
  • #66 of 73 in Cornwall
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,272
Median age (est.)45
Density723per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above23%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 17%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Caring & leisure 16% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Caring & leisure16%
Professional12%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Camborne South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,345 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #66 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (47) and lowest on Employment (16). Typical homes here, about £238,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 80 sales), 16% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,418 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 22 · #5,311
Employment 16 · #5,756
Education 20 · #5,448
Health 26 · #5,064
Crime 47 · #3,618
Housing & access 40 · #4,138
Living environment 39 · #4,193

House prices ?

£238,000median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£238,00080+5.8%+32.2%
Detached£282,00029+11.0%+12.8%
Semi-detached£226,00020-2.2%+45.8%
Terraced£201,00028+5.8%+24.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£238,000
Cornwall£285,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,418±£4,688 · #5,536 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,072
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

44Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 476 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #3,216 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences274
Theft46
Burglary16
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order & weapons25
Drugs16
Robbery0
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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