Electoral wardE05013281
Camelford & Boscastle ward, Cornwall
Camelford & Boscastle is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,855 residents in 2,950 households — 42 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20216,855council ward average 6,558
Households2,9502.32 residents per household
Density42/ km²about 162.06 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+27.7%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 311
5–95.3% · 365
10–156.9% · 476
16–193.8% · 260
20–244.8% · 326
25–348.3% · 569
35–4915.7% · 1,077
50–6422.9% · 1,571
65–7416.1% · 1,104
75–848.8% · 602
85+2.8% · 193
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 290
1 car or van40.8% · 1,203
2 cars or vans32.8% · 967
3 or more16.6% · 489
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright48.0% · 1,417
With mortgage20.7% · 611
Shared ownership0.7% · 22
Social rented12.7% · 374
Private rented17.8% · 525
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house55.8% · 1,647
Semi-detached house21.1% · 623
Terraced house13.8% · 406
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 131
Converted house1.1% · 31
Other conversion0.9% · 27
Above shop / office1.5% · 45
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 40
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013281- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 85 of 87
Parishes in the ward
AdventCamelfordDavidstowForrabury and MinsterLesnewthOtterhamSt. CletherSt. JuliotTremaineTresmeerTrevalgaWarbstow
Other wards in the same constituency
AAltarnun & Stoke Climsland30.9% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned6,786BBodmin St Mary's & St Leonard18.4% aged 65+ · 47.5% owned7,293BBodmin St Petroc's21.9% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned6,863BBude29.4% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned6,283LLanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence25.4% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,710LLaunceston North & North Petherwin25.7% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned6,941LLaunceston South20.5% aged 65+ · 56.6% owned7,147PPadstow24.8% aged 65+ · 62.0% owned6,776PPoundstock29.9% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned5,429SSt Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn24.5% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned6,132SSt Teath & Tintagel29.6% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,448SStratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow27.5% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,686WWadebridge East & St Minver30.0% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned5,882WWadebridge West & St Mabyn28.8% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned6,926
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.