Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:06 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:15 am – 4:16 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,286 residentsin the Lanreath, Pelynt & Polruan census areaMedian age 55.13,706 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,390 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle41% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,198 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December13 days of air frost, 2 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)
Parks and green spacesCommunity Gardenpark · 2.2 miPenadlake Gardenspark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200535 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202346 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,065 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 155 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFowey Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryPelyntunder a milePharmacyRoberts Pharmacy2.3 miDentistMaple Croft Dental Surgery3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPelynt Primary Academyages 2-11, 89 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLooe Community Academyages 11-16, 513 pupils3.3 miCollegeCornwall College11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY21 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL88 miRailway stationSandplace3.1 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell12 miFerryBodinnick Ferry Landing4.9 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL13 postcode district.
