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A town of 15,455 in Cornwall, South West.
Redruth grades D− overall against UK towns: better than 3% of UK towns, and #32 of 35 in Cornwall. Its strongest subject is walkability (B+): 17% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £230,000, 5 years of area income; rent £1,000 a month.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Redruth does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Redruth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 80 buildings inside Redruth’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1904.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Redruth. Best known first.
CastleCarn Brea Castle400 m outside town, to the southwest
Museum · National TrustEast Pool Mine500 m outside town, to the west
MuseumKing Edward Mine3.2 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseScorrier House700 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCornish Mines and Engines500 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum · National TrustMichell's Engine House700 m outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Redruth.
Half of the 631 standard sales inside Redruth’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £230,000. The private rented sector houses nearly a quarter of households. Private rents average £1,000 a month across the Cornwall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £295,000 | 145 |
| Semi-detached | £259,950 | 164 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 250 |
| Flat or maisonette | £121,500 | 72 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 48, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. At the town’s 3 primary schools, 54% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennoweth Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 348 | C+ |
| Redruth SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,433 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 80 listed buildings in Redruth: 2 Grade II*. Of the town’s land, 10% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 1,327 offences in Redruth and 194 cases of nuisance behaviour. Homes saw 12.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above Cornwall’s towns (7.6) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 55% of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Redruth said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Redruth is Royal Cornwall Hospital, 6.4 miles away. Disability touches 22% of the town’s population. At the census, 6.7% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Cornwall’s towns (6.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Redruth | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.7% | 6.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Redruth counts 1.3 jobs per working resident. Nearly a quarter of commuters who live in Redruth also work there. Driving is how 80% of commuters got to work at the census. Households had £45K a year before tax, close to Cornwall’s towns (£45K) and below England’s towns (£55K).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
20% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of residents, lower than both Cornwall’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Redruth has a median age of 42.2.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Redruth | Cornwall | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cornwall and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
80 listed buildings in Redruth.
Church of St Euny: Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sara's Foundry, Town Mill: Photo: Martin Bodman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Old town hall and court house: Photo: Mutney · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Railway footbridge, Redruth station: Photo: Jane White · CC BY-SA 3.0
36 notable people were born in Redruth.
Kristin Scott Thomas: Maximilian Bühn, CC BY 4.0 · Mick Fleetwood: Brandt Luke Zorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adrian Johns: Gibnews, CC BY 3.0 · Thomas Haweis: E. Bocquet / After Henry Edridge, Public domain · Colin Podmore: 1972PL, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redruth | 15,455 | — | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Pool and Illogan | 8,588 | 1.7 | D− | D | D | C |
| Lanner | 2,164 | 1.7 | — | D− | A− | C |
| St Day | 1,432 | 1.9 | — | D | C | C |
| Illogan | 1,096 | 2 | — | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Carharrack | 1,525 | 2.1 | — | D | A− | C |
| Four Lanes | 1,579 | 2.3 | — | D | B | C− |
| Tolvaddon | 1,107 | 2.7 | — | C | C+ | C+ |
Lanner, St Day, Illogan, Carharrack, Four Lanes and Tolvaddon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Redruth is £2,751 for 2026–27, more than in 98% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 72% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Cornwall, England
Redruth is a built-up area of 15,455 people, in the Cornwall council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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