Local servicesHospitalLaunceston Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryDay Lewis Pharmacy2.4 miPharmacyBoots2.4 miDentistCastle Street (Dental Surgery)2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentPrimaryWerrington Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 62 pupils1.6 miPrimaryEgloskerry Primary Schoolages 4-11, 79 pupils1.8 miSecondaryLaunceston Collegeages 11-18, 1,205 pupils2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY30 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL69 miRailway stationGunnislake13 miBus stationBus StationTavistock14 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:04 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:16 am – 4:14 pm
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People8,329 residentsin the Altarnun & Stoke Climsland census areaMedian age 54.93,583 households78% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,740 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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°C1,363 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksGallows Hillhill · 1.3 miMenheniot Woodwoodland · under a mileOld Mill Leatwater · 1.7 miCargentle Woodwoodland · under a mileTregearedown Beaconhill · 3.0 miSwan Poollake · 6.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCastle Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 2 haCoronation Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200123 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201611 mi away, Liskeard, 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
