Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc1.2 miGP surgeryBosvena Health76 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimarySt Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 2-11, 500 pupilsright herePrimaryBeacon Academyages 3-11, 448 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBodmin Collegeages 11-18, 1,236 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCornwall College9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL88 miRailway stationBodmin Parkway2.8 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell9.5 miFerryFowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing9.5 miBus stops110 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:07 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:16 am – 4:17 pm
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People8,921 residentsin the Bodmin East census areaMedian age 42.13,742 households59% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright15% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,123 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 68% go by car, 13% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,283 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November18 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 spacesLanhydrock Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 47 haCastle Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileFair Parkplaying field · under a mileBodmin Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miCoulson's Parkpark · 5.0 miSource: 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 24 Aug 200546 mi away, English ChannelMost 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% 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)4,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
