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Art Galleries 10 Holiday Parks 8 Lakes 8 Museums 6 Park and Gardens 5 Aquariums 5 Theme Parks 4 Theatres 3 Golf Courses 2 Zoos 1 Go Karting 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalFowey Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryMiddleway Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy St Blazey2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistPar River Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 specialPrimaryTywardreath Schoolages 4-11, 300 pupils1.2 miPrimaryLanlivery Primary Academyages 2-11, 49 pupils1.7 miSecondaryFowey River Academyages 11-16, 676 pupils3.9 miCollegeCornwall College4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL92 miRailway stationPar1.4 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell4.5 miFerryFowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing3.9 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL24 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL24 postcode district.

County or areaCornwall
Postcode districtPL24
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:07 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:16 am – 4:17 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,687 residentsin the Tywardreath & Fowey census areaMedian age 55.42,603 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright6% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,387 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,217 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December15 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 4 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 10°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPar Sandsbeach · 2.2 miBooley Beachbeach · 2.5 miLuxulyan Valleyvalley · under a mileCarmears Woodwoodland · under a mileCarlyon Baybay · 3.0 miPrideaux Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing Edward's Gardenpark · 1.3 miGlencliffe Community Gardenpark · 1.5 miCoulson's Parkpark · 2.4 miGlenview Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miPhilip Varcoe Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200540 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202340 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,085 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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