Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryLanner3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySt Day Pharmacy1.6 miDentistSunny Nook2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryLanner Primary Schoolages 3-11, 209 pupils1.2 miPrimarySt Day and Carharrack Community Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.3 miSecondaryRedruth Schoolages 11-16, 1,433 pupils3.1 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College4.5 miUniversityFalmouth University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL114 miRailway stationRedruth2.6 miBus stationBus StationCamborne5.5 miFerryPonsharden Ferry LandingPenryn5.2 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR16 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:10 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People5,938 residentsin the Mylor Bridge & Frogpool census areaMedian age 54.72,677 households77% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,418 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,273 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 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 landmarksCarn Marthmountain · 1.4 miCarn Breamountain · 3.4 miTubbon Hillhill · 1.5 miHouse of Waterlake · 3.2 miWheal Maid Tailingswater · 1.5 miThe Oakswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLanner Moorplaying field · 1.0 miRichard Jory Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 miVictoria Parkpark · 2.3 miTreskerby Playing Fieldpark · 2.4 miFairfields Parkpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 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 202319 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,909 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
