Local servicesHospitalStratton Hospital11 miGP surgeryBottreaux Surgery4.0 miPharmacyBoots5.4 miDentistBuda Dental Care Bude10 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOtterham Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 67 pupils1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL74 miRailway stationBodmin Parkway17 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing17 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:05 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:17 am – 4:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,199 residentsin the Camelford & Tresmeer census areaMedian age 50.33,037 households69% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,116 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% 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 July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,425 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 3 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)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200121 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201949 mi away, Helston, 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,195 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation216 m709 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 164 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
