Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 24 min5:11 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People6,903 residentsin the Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands census areaMedian age 53.53,124 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% 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 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,192 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November14 days of air frost, 2 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 Gardenspark · 2.9 miPraa Greenpark · 4.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201239 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202349 mi away, Celtic SeaSource: 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 5.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHelston Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryCober Valley Health2.8 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.7 miDentistHelston Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySithney Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 88 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTrannack Primary Schoolages 3-11, 33 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHelston Community Collegeages 0-18, 1,297 pupils2.3 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College12.8 miUniversityFalmouth University10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL122 miRailway stationCamborne5.4 miBus stationBus StationCamborne5.6 miFerryHelford Village Ferry LandingHelford Passage8.1 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR13 postcode district.
