Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryLanner5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistPearson Dental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryLanner Primary Schoolages 3-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTrewirgie Infants' Schoolages 3-7, 274 pupils1.3 miSecondaryRedruth Schoolages 11-16, 1,433 pupils1.8 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College5.8 miUniversityFalmouth University7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL115 miRailway stationRedruth1.4 miBus stationBus StationCamborne4.0 miFerryPonsharden Ferry LandingPenryn6.3 miBus stops30 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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People6,286 residentsin the St Day & Lanner census areaMedian age 48.32,758 households73% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,940 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% 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 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,273 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December19 days of air frost, 1 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 · under a mileCarn Breamountain · 1.8 miHouse of Waterlake · 1.7 miChurch Coombevalley · 1.3 miStithians Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miTubbon Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 1.2 miFairfields Parkpark · 1.5 miLanner Moorplaying field · under a mileClijah Croft Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 6 haTreskerby Playing Fieldpark · 2.0 miTrewirgie Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201243 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202318 mi away, Mount'S Bay, 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 10 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,843 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 235 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
