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County or areaCornwall
Postcode districtPL26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:08 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:16 am – 4:18 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,015 residentsin the Mevagissey & Polgooth census areaMedian age 55.83,676 households76% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,406 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,140 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December8 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 15°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 11°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Dodman - National Trusthistoric site · under a mileCaerhays Castlecastle · 1.8 miLittle Perhaver Beachbeach · 1.0 miGorran Haven Beachbeach · 1.0 miLizard Poollake · 1.9 miSouth West Coast Path Cornwallwalk or trail · 1.1 miPen-a-maenheadland · 1.3 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTregony Memorial Sitepark · 4.8 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 201243 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202331 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 2.2 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,284 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt. Austell Community Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryGorran Haven2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots1.8 miDentistSt Austell Community Hospital5.8 miPolice stationSaint Austell Police StationSt Austell6.5 miCash machinePost OfficeSaint Austell1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGorran Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Roseland Academyages 11-16, 665 pupils4.7 miCollegeCornwall College7.0 miUniversityFalmouth University13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL102 miRailway stationSt Austell6.5 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell6.4 miFerryMevagissey Ferry Landing1.9 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingEden Project - Cornwall8.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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