Local servicesHospitalHelston Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryConstantine Surgery2.2 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.6 miDentistSeahawk Dental Centre2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBoskenwyn Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.6 miPrimaryGarras Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 62 pupils1.6 miSecondaryHelston Community Collegeages 0-18, 1,297 pupils2.9 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College12.5 miUniversityFalmouth University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ20 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL121 miRailway stationPenryn6.7 miBus stationBus StationCamborne9.0 miFerryHelford Village Ferry LandingHelford Passage3.4 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:10 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People10,745 residentsin the Ponsanooth, Mabe Burnthouse & Constantine census areaMedian age 44.94,112 households77% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 4,241 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,103 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November16 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)
Nearby landmarksTrevassack Lakelake · 2.9 miThe Barbeach · 3.3 miGweek Woodwoodland · under a mileGate Beachbeach · 3.5 miBrill Hillhill · 2.1 miBonallack Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoronation Gardenspark · 2.5 miGlendurgan Gardenspark · 4.1 mi · 11 haSt Mellans Parkpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201235 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202311 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 2.4 · 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
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
