Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:15 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°C1,339 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksInny Ham Merelake · 2.7 miHermitage Poollake · 3.0 miKit Hillhill · 1.6 miGreenscoombe Woodwoodland · under a mileLamerhooe Woodwoodland · under a mileGreenhillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKit Hill Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 159 haMillennium Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200545 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201612 mi away, Liskeard, 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 2.5 · 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
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryGunnislake2.9 miPharmacyGunnislake Pharmacy2.9 miDentistDental Care Plus - Callington2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStoke Climsland Schoolages 5-11, 185 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCallington Community Collegeages 11-18, 887 pupils2.8 miCollegeCity College Plymouth12.4 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY32 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL72 miRailway stationGunnislake3.0 miBus stationBus StationTavistock5.7 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing9.5 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL17 postcode district.
