Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 24 min5:11 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People8,332 residentsin the Crowan, Wendron & Stithians census areaMedian age 48.53,412 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,099 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,194 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November13 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)
Parks and green spacesCamborne Parkpark · 2.6 miTuckingmill Valley Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 13 haTehidy Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 105 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201242 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 2.5 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,457 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryGodolphin Healthright herePharmacyKernow Chemist2.2 miDentistCamborne Health Office2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCrowan Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPenponds Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupils1.9 miSecondaryCamborne Science and International Academyages 11-18, 1,751 pupils2.8 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College11.2 miUniversityFalmouth University10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL121 miRailway stationCamborne2.6 miBus stationBus StationCamborne2.8 miFerryHelford Village Ferry LandingHelford Passage9.5 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR14 postcode district.
