Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc9.0 miGP surgerySt Minver3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Minver Schoolages 2-11, 175 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPadstow Schoolages 2-11, 157 pupils2.0 miSecondaryWadebridge Schoolages 11-16, 1,018 pupils3.8 miCollegeCornwall College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY8.5 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL90 miRailway stationRoche9.6 miBus stationBus StationNewquay12 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL27 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL27 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:07 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:18 am – 4:17 pm
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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°C978 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December11 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 landmarksRock Beachbeach · 1.0 miBrea Beachbeach · 1.1 miDennis Cove Lakelake · 1.8 miDaymer Baybay · 1.3 miPadstow Baybay · 1.7 miPorthilly Covetidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Enodoc Golf Linksgolf course · under a mile · 97 haRope Walk Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miCoronation Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200134 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202345 mi away, Mount'S Bay, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · 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
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
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
