Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:07 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:17 am – 4:17 pm
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People5,274 residentsin the Trebetherick & Whitecross census areaMedian age 52.72,356 households66% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,381 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 9% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,040 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November13 days of air frost, 4 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 · 2.2 mi · 3 haSt Kew Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 16 haWadebridge Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200133 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202346 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,654 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc6.3 miGP surgeryBridge Medical Centre2.0 miPharmacyBoots2.0 miDentistPark Chambers Dental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWadebridge Primary Academyages 2-11, 373 pupils1.6 miSecondaryWadebridge Schoolages 11-16, 1,018 pupils1.6 miPrimarySt Kew Academyages 3-11, 81 pupils1.6 miCollegeCornwall College13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY10 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL87 miRailway stationRoche8.7 miBus stationBus DepotSummercourt14 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing4.3 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL27 postcode district.
