Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:08 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:18 am – 4:18 pm
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People6,776 residentsin the Padstow & St Issey census areaMedian age 46.62,870 households62% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,100 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: hospitality 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 59% go by car, 14% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C923 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October7 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksPorthcothan Beachbeach · under a mileTotty Covebay · under a mileLong Covebay · under a mileTreyarnon Beachbeach · 1.2 miTrethias Islandisland · 1.2 miDiggory's Islandisland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTrevosegolf course · 1.6 mi · 92 haThe Greenpark · 2.1 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 31 May 200139 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,389 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewquay Community Hospital7.2 miGP surgerySt Merryn Surgery1.5 miPharmacyBoots4.2 miDentistDental Surgery4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Merryn Schoolages 3-11, 115 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY4.9 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL95 miRailway stationNewquay6.9 miBus stationBus StationNewquay7.2 miFerryPadstow Ferry Landing4.4 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL28 postcode district.
