Contrasting Place Redruth

• Current employment sectors


  • Tertiary sector - 44.2%
  • Wholesale, retail & motor - 25%
  • Secondary sector - 16.7% in manufacturing
• 98.3% of the population is white British
• Reasons for change


  • Railway lines connecting it to London and local areas
  • Near coast
  • Historical development revolving around its mining history - tourism
• IMD rank


  • 2015 - 606
  • 2019 - 1072
• It is still 10% of most deprived neighbourhoods
• Top 10% most deprived in


  • Education
  • Income
  • Health
• Crime


  50% least deprived neighbourhoods - a significant improvement from 2015
• 40% are most deprived in housing