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Aquariums 10 Theatres 9 Park and Gardens 9 Holiday Parks 8 Museums 8 Art Galleries 7 Golf Courses 4 Lakes 4 Zoos 3 Go Karting 3 Theme Parks 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Cathedrals 1 Nature Reserves 1

Local servicesHospitalSt Barnabas Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryTamar Valley Health3.3 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Callington3.3 miDentistArchway Dental Surgery3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Mellion Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 33 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCallington Community Collegeages 11-18, 887 pupils3.5 miCollegeCity College Plymouth8.2 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL77 miRailway stationSt Germans4.3 miBus stationBus StationTavistock9.3 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing5.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL12 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL12 postcode district.

County or areaCornwall
Postcode districtPL12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:05 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:15 am – 4:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,723 residentsin the St Germans & St Mellion census areaMedian age 53.82,975 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,003 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,286 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksButternhill Woodwoodland · under a mileWashingplace Woodwoodland · under a mileVinegar Hillhill · 2.0 miMount Ararathill · 2.3 miHay Lake Bottomvalley · 2.6 miOld Mill Leatwater · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Mellion Parkgolf course · under a mile · 108 haOrchard Meadowpark · 2.4 miKit Hill Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 159 haSaltmill Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200539 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201947 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 2.6 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,184 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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