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Camelford & Boscastle

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North east Cornwall. About 6,763 people in 162 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Camelford & Boscastle, 77.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,857
4,119th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.5%
859th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Camelford & Boscastle compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Camelford & BoscastleMiddle
Population87 wards, Cornwall · 2021
Population: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 5,169 to 7,960. The middle area is 6,599. Camelford & Boscastle is 6,857.
6,85727th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage87 wards, Cornwall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 31.1% to 92.9%. The middle area is 65.2%. Camelford & Boscastle is 77.4%.
77.4%27th highest
Claimant rate87 wards, Cornwall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 1.6% to 5.8%. The middle area is 2.8%. Camelford & Boscastle is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 14th highest
Aged 15 to 6487 wards, Cornwall · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cornwall87 areas from 51.8% to 74.8%. The middle area is 59.3%. Camelford & Boscastle is 56.5%.
56.5%joint 20th lowest

Figures for the whole of Cornwall

These figures are published for the whole of Cornwall, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cornwall and not Camelford & Boscastle alone. See Cornwall

Average house price
£275,642
Down 0.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,002
64th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.9×
138th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.3
112th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Camelford & Boscastle in brief

Camelford & Boscastle had 6,857 usual residents at the census.

In Camelford & Boscastle, 77.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Camelford & Boscastle, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.5% of residents in Camelford & Boscastle were aged 15 to 64 at the census.