Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:07 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:15 am – 4:16 pm
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People5,005 residentsin the Looe & Polperro census areaMedian age 57.62,442 households72% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright8% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,109 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, hospitality 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 49% go by car, 18% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,195 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December10 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 landmarksTalland Sandbeach · 1.1 miRotterdam Beachbeach · 1.2 miHigh Covebay · under a mileChapel Cliffcliffs · under a milePeak Rockheadland · under a mileChapel Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCommunity Gardenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200533 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202345 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband18% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,895 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFowey Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryPolperrounder a milePharmacyRoberts Pharmacyright hereDentistMaple Croft Dental Surgery3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPolperro Primary Academyages 2-11, 103 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLooe Community Academyages 11-16, 513 pupils3.9 miCollegeCornwall College11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY22 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL90 miRailway stationLooe3.4 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell12 miFerryBodinnick Ferry Landing4.8 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL13 postcode district.
