Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 24 min5:10 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People9,036 residentsin the Pool & Illogan Highway census areaMedian age 42.13,863 households64% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright17% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,167 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 18%, construction 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,387 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November20 days of air frost, 1 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 spacesHeartlandspark · 2.1 mi · 4 haFairfields Parkpark · 2.1 miVictoria Parkpark · 2.2 miTroon Football Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haClijah Croft Sports Groundsports ground · 1.6 mi · 6 haTrewirgie Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201242 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202317 mi away, Mount'S Bay, 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 2.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,075 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation218 m715 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 165 to 242 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryCarn To Coast Health Centres2.1 miPharmacyKernow Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistPearson Dental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 otherPrimaryPencoys Primary Schoolages 2-11, 168 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTroon Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 141 pupils1.7 miSecondaryRedruth Schoolages 11-16, 1,433 pupils2.3 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College7.5 miUniversityFalmouth University8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY20 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL117 miRailway stationRedruth2.3 miBus stationBus StationCamborne2.7 miFerryPonsharden Ferry LandingPenryn7.1 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR16 postcode district.
