Redruth
Redruth is a town in Cornwall, England, with a population of around 42,690. It has around 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 8 restaurants and cafés, 40 bus stops, and Redruth railway station is 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £277,588, and there were around 93 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Redruth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cornwall area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 570,308 residents at roughly 161 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 179th of 294 English council areas — better than 39% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
12°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 15° / 9° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:59
9h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
134 reported · August 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences70
- Criminal damage & arson19
- Public order11
- Anti-social behaviour9
Neighbourhood team: Redruth South & St Day & Lanner · Devon And Cornwall
Local policing priorities
- Community Harm - focusing on: - Persistent and severe Anti-Social Behaviours - Serious Violence including Knife Crime - Road Safety - Sho…
- Dangerous Drugs Networks including Organised Crime and Exploitation
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
920 reported road collisions (2025)
188 killed or seriously injured · 1,194 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
129 food businesses within 2 miles
- 121 rated 4–5 ★ (113 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Redruth (0.1 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Redruth (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£274,570 average▼ 2.9% YoY
Across Cornwall · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,000 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £688
- 2 bed £880
- 3 bed £1,077
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
7,757 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.7p · Asda (11 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Flowerpot Chapel Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches20
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
570,308 residents in Cornwall · 161/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK26,278
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK20,229
- Net moves+6,049
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 86 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,591 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 287,200)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
298 schools · 73,277 pupils
234 primary · 31 secondary · 33 other
Ofsted: 95 of 120 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
278 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Brannel SchoolGood
- Budehaven Community SchoolGood
- Callington Community CollegeGood
- Camborne Science and International AcademyGood
- Cape Cornwall SchoolGood
- Helston Community CollegeGood
- Humphry Davy SchoolGood
- Launceston CollegeGood
- Mounts Bay AcademyGood
- Mullion SchoolGood
- Poltair SchoolGood
- Wadebridge SchoolGood
- Pool AcademyRequires improvement
- Bodmin College
- Falmouth School
- Fowey River Academy
- Hayle Academy
- Liskeard School and Community College
- Looe Community Academy
- Newquay Tretherras
- Penair School
- Penrice Academy
- Penryn College
- Redruth School
- Richard Lander School
- Saltash Community School
- Sir James Smith's School
- St Ives School
- The Roseland Academy
- Torpoint Community College
- Treviglas Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cornwall
Care & health services
559 CQC-registered services
- Care homes199
- GP practices76
- Dentists108
- Homecare agencies120
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cornwall
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 88 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,159 applications decided
94.7% granted · 1,098 granted, 61 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Perran Moon
Independent
Camborne and Redruth
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 4
- Con 7
- LD 26
- Grn 3
- Ref 20
- Oth 27
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
29,950 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
229 jobs advertised · £39,422 avg
e.g. Disability Assessor, CNC Setter / Operator, Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£679 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,630 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 316,885 certificates
12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
7% low-carbon electricity
Gas 93% · Wind 7%
367 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 60 women · 60.2 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in TR15
- Carn To Coast Health Centres
- Leatside Health Centre
- N Kerrier E - Primary Care Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Camborne and Redruth:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death494 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks437 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients299 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND265 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases207 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Redruth railway station · 0.1 km
Redruth railway station serves the town of Redruth, in Cornwall, England. It lies on the Cornish Main Line between Truro and Camborne, 309 miles 68 chains down the line from London Paddington, via Box and Plymouth Mil…
Redruth · 0.2 kmRedruth is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England. It lies approximately 9 miles (14 km) west of Truro, 12 miles (19 km) east of St Ives, 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Penzance and 11 miles (18 km) north-west o…
Mining Exchange · 0.2 kmThe Mining Exchange is a Grade II listed building in Redruth, Cornwall, UK. It was constructed in 1880 at a cost of £500 to build. It is thought to have been designed by local architect Sampson Hill. The Mining Exchan…
Old Courthouse, Redruth · 0.3 kmThe Old Courthouse, also known as the Old Town Hall, is a historic building in Penryn Street in Redruth, a town in Cornwall, in England. The structure, which was used for judicial purposes before being converted for u…
- Highfields Private School · 0.6 km
Highfields Private School was a fee paying coeducational independent day school in Redruth, England, catering for pupils aged 4 to 16 years.
Kresen Kernow · 0.7 kmKresen Kernow in Redruth, United Kingdom is Cornwall's archive centre, home to the world's biggest collection of archive and library material related to Cornwall. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cornw…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Redruth?
- Redruth is a town in Cornwall, England, in the Cornwall local authority.
- What is the population of Redruth?
- Redruth has an approximate settlement population of 42,690.
- How deprived is Redruth?
- The Cornwall local authority, which includes Redruth, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.