Local servicesHospitalSt Barnabas Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryQuay Lane Surgery1.9 miPharmacySaltash Pharmacy2.9 miDentistSaltash Health Centre3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySaltash Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,139 pupils3.4 miCollegeCity College Plymouth6.4 miUniversityUniversity of Plymouth7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL79 miRailway stationSt Germans2.1 miBus stationBus StationTavistock11 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing3.9 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:05 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:14 am – 4:15 pm
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People6,723 residentsin the St Germans & St Mellion census areaMedian age 53.82,975 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,003 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,173 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December20 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksWindmills Hillhill · under a mileHay Lake Bottomvalley · under a mileBerry Hillhill · 1.1 miOld Mill Leatwater · 1.2 miSpring Pondpond · under a mileErth Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOrchard Meadowpark · 1.7 miHatt Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miAntony Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 29 haSaltmill Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200537 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201946 mi away, Helston, 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,184 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
