Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc9.0 miGP surgeryPsychiatry-UK23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots1.9 miDentistPark Chambers Dental Surgery8.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Teath Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 145 pupils1.5 miPrimaryCamelford Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 253 pupils1.7 miSecondarySir James Smith's Schoolages 11-16, 588 pupils1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL81 miRailway stationBodmin Parkway11 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing10 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:06 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:17 am – 4:16 pm
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People7,199 residentsin the Camelford & Tresmeer census areaMedian age 50.33,037 households69% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,116 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,212 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January20 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesBowood Parkgolf course · under a mile · 58 haEnfield Parkpark · 2.0 miKing Georges Fieldplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200127 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201942 mi away, Helston, 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,195 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
