Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:06 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:17 am – 4:16 pm
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People7,003 residentsin the Crackington & Tintagel census areaMedian age 54.33,188 households74% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,102 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 9% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,361 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksMichaelstow Beaconhill · under a mileStannon Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.9 miFernacre Stone Circlehistoric site · 4.0 miThe Camel Trail - Wenford Bridgewalk or trail · 2.6 miTrelill Beaconhill · 2.1 miHelsbury Park Woodswoodland · under a mileTregardock Beachbeach · 3.9 miWood Parkwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEnfield Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200129 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201941 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,650 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation180 m591 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 220 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc7.7 miGP surgerySt Teath8 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots3.2 miDentistPark Chambers Dental Surgery7.0 miPolice stationDevon and Cornwall Police - Bodmin Police Hub7.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Camelford3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Teath Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 145 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt Breward Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 34 pupils1.7 miSecondarySir James Smith's Schoolages 11-16, 588 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL82 miRailway stationBodmin Parkway9.6 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing9.6 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingRoam EV Charging StationSt Tudy1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL30 postcode district.
