Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc9.1 miGP surgeryPort Isaac Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBoots5.3 miDentistPark Chambers Dental Surgery5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPort Isaac Academyages 3-11, 52 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWadebridge Schoolages 11-16, 1,018 pupils4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL85 miRailway stationRoche12 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing5.6 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL29 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:06 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:17 am – 4:16 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,274 residentsin the Trebetherick & Whitecross census areaMedian age 52.72,356 households66% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,381 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 9% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C995 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November12 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksPort Gavernebay · under a mileVarley Sandbeach · 1.1 miMain Headheadland · under a mileTresungers Pointheadland · under a mileWaddy Gugtidal water · under a mileCartway Covetidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200130 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202349 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,654 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
