Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:07 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:17 am – 4:17 pm
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People6,811 residentsin the Wadebridge census areaMedian age 49.63,152 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,029 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 63% go by car, 15% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,046 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November15 days of air frost, 5 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)
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haWadebridge Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haEgloshayle Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200134 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202345 mi away, Mount'S Bay, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,369 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc5.5 miGP surgeryBridge Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPark Chambers Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWadebridge Primary Academyages 2-11, 373 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWadebridge Schoolages 11-16, 1,018 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Breock Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCornwall College12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY9.3 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL88 miRailway stationRoche7.5 miBus stationBus DepotSummercourt13 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing4.3 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL27 postcode district.
