Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 24 min5:10 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People8,332 residentsin the Crowan, Wendron & Stithians census areaMedian age 48.53,412 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,099 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,380 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksCarn Marthmountain · 2.1 miCarn Breamountain · 2.5 miStithians Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHouse of Waterlake · 2.6 miCarnmenellishill · 1.1 miTubbon Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 2.6 miLanner Moorplaying field · 1.6 miFairfields Parkpark · 2.7 miWheal Fortune Parkpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201241 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202317 mi away, Mount'S Bay, 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 4.9 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation179 m587 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 144 to 223 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryStithians2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistPearson Dental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 otherPrimaryStithians Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 175 pupils1.4 miPrimaryPencoys Primary Schoolages 2-11, 168 pupils1.5 miSecondaryRedruth Schoolages 11-16, 1,433 pupils3.1 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College6.8 miUniversityFalmouth University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY20 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL116 miRailway stationRedruth2.8 miBus stationBus StationCamborne4.1 miFerryPonsharden Ferry LandingPenryn5.7 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR16 postcode district.
