Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:15 am – 4:14 pm
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People6,647 residentsin the Gunnislake & Calstock census areaMedian age 55.03,040 households78% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,908 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,360 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGreenhillhill · under a mileWhimple Woodwoodland · under a mileMorwell Woodwoodland · under a mileSilver Valleyvalley · 2.7 miHanging Cliffhill · 3.0 miDouble Waterswater · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · under a mileKit Hill Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 159 haKing Georges Fieldplaying field · under a mileThe Meadows Pleasure Groundpark · 3.8 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200543 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201614 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 238 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryGunnislakeunder a milePharmacyGunnislake Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Care Plus - Callington3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 3 specialPrimaryCopper Valley Infant and Nursery Academyages 2-7, 70 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCopper Valley Junior Academyages 7-11, 91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils3.6 miCollegeCity College Plymouth9.9 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL72 miRailway stationGunnislakeunder a mileBus stationBus StationTavistock4.1 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing7.2 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL18 postcode district.
