Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:04 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 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 January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,154 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January29 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 landmarksHermitage Poollake · 2.9 miInny Ham Merelake · 3.2 miCastlepark Hillhill · 1.8 miChapel Hillhill · 1.9 miHurdondown Woodwoodland · under a mileLavis's Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haCastle Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haLaunceston Rugby Clubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 6 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 200126 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201612 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.9 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
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLaunceston Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryLaunceston Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistCastle Rise Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLaunceston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLaunceston Collegeages 11-18, 1,205 pupils1.6 miPrimaryWindmill Hill Academyages 2-11, 162 pupils1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY32 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL69 miRailway stationGunnislake8.5 miBus stationBus StationTavistock9.2 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing16 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL15 postcode district.
