Camborne West

Cornwall · South West · population 7,422 · 5 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,386 of 6,856 in England
  • #651 of 710 in South West
  • #67 of 73 in Cornwall
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,367
Median age (est.)50
Density474per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above23%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure13%
Professional12%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,386 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #67 of 73 in Cornwall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (50) and lowest on Employment (16). Typical homes here, about £260,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 89 sales), 9% below the wider Cornwall median of £285,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,672 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 107 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 24 · #5,174
Employment 16 · #5,756
Education 27 · #4,975
Health 26 · #5,071
Crime 39 · #4,200
Housing & access 50 · #3,439
Living environment 24 · #5,208

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · +2.0% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,00089+2.0%+45.5%
Detached£365,00031-5.2%+17.5%
Semi-detached£250,00021-13.8%+40.8%
Terraced£200,00023+2.6%+48.1%
Flat£119,00014+1.3%+3.5%
This area£260,000
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)£30,672±£4,342 · #6,269 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,829
Price-to-income ?8.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

107 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 796 offences
Cornwall63
South West71
England83

Rank #5,128 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences426
Theft124
Burglary21
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons63
Drugs43
Robbery7
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 148 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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