Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Camelford & Boscastle at a glance
- House prices
- £290,000
- Middle48th percentile
- Schools
- 89th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 46.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle73rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle38th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Camelford & Boscastle a good place to live?
Camelford & Boscastle may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cornwall below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Camelford & Boscastle
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 46.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 73rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Camelford & Boscastle
House prices
- Median sale price
- £290,000
- Percentile
- 48th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 75 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Camelford & Boscastle
Schools
89th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Camelford & Boscastle
Flood risk
3.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.6% of the area. That is the 38th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Camelford & Boscastle
Transport
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Camelford & Boscastle a good place to live?
Camelford & Boscastle may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Camelford & Boscastle safe?
Camelford & Boscastle ranks in the 73rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Camelford & Boscastle?
The median sale price was £290,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 48th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Camelford & Boscastle?
Schools rank in the 89th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Camelford & Boscastle?
Nearby public profiles include Truro Boscawen & Redannick in Cornwall and Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend in Cornwall.
