Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:10 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:16 am – 4:20 pm
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People8,910 residentsin the The Lizard census areaMedian age 53.73,808 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,738 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, hospitality 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 57% go by car, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 14°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 5°C1,104 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December5 days of air frost, no 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 landmarksPorthoustock Beachbeach · under a milePorthallow Beachbeach · 1.1 miBatty's Pointheadland · under a milePorthoustock Pointheadland · under a mileTrenoweth Hillhill · under a mileLeggan Covetidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGlendurgan Gardenspark · 4.1 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201230 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202314 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,264 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFalmouth Hospital7.0 miGP surgerySt Keverne Health Centre1.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy6.7 miDentistThe Observatory Dental Practice6.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Keverne Primary Schoolages 4-11, 53 pupils1.0 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College14.4 miUniversityFalmouth University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY27 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL120 miRailway stationFalmouth Town6.4 miBus stationTemp Bus StationTruro14 miFerryHelford Village Ferry LandingHelford Passage4.0 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR12 postcode district.
