Local servicesHospitalHelston Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryPorthlevenunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistAngel Dental2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPorthleven Schoolages 3-11, 175 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBreage CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 39 pupils1.8 miSecondaryHelston Community Collegeages 0-18, 1,297 pupils2.5 miUniversityFalmouth University11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL125 miRailway stationSt Erth8.3 miBus stationBus StationCamborne9.0 miFerryHelford Village Ferry LandingHelford Passage8.1 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:11 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:17 am – 4:21 pm
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People6,903 residentsin the Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands census areaMedian age 53.53,124 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% 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 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,067 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November10 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 landmarksPorthleven Sandsbeach · under a mileLoe Barbeach · 1.3 miPorth Sulincesbay · under a mileBullion Cliffcliffs · under a mileParc-an-als Cliffcliffs · under a mileZawn Shaggytidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGala Parcplaying field · under a mileCoronation Gardenspark · 2.3 miWeeth Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 2 haPraa Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 6 haSt Mellans Parkpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201236 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202349 mi away, Celtic SeaSource: 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
