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Local servicesHospitalSt Austell Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCarlyon Road Health Hub5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHeadlinesright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherSecondaryPoltair Schoolages 11-16, 882 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMount Charles Schoolages 3-11, 333 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPondhu Primary Schoolages 2-11, 187 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCornwall Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY12 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL97 miRailway stationSt Austellunder a mileBus stationBus StationSt Austellunder a mileFerryMevagissey Ferry Landing4.7 miBus stops104 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL25 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL25 postcode district.

County or areaCornwall
Postcode districtPL25
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:08 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:16 am – 4:17 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,040 residentsin the St Austell Central census areaMedian age 45.24,581 households54% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright21% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,125 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,216 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November13 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 15°CMJune: 11 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 11°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDu Porthbeach · 1.4 miPorth Pean Beachbeach · 1.4 miPorth Peanbay · 1.4 miTrethurgy Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miGull Islandisland · 2.1 miHill's Quarrywater · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPorthpean Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 36 haPoltair Groundsplaying field · under a mile · 2 haPoltair Parkplaying field · under a mileCaerloggas Downspark · 2.4 mi · 52 haPolkyth Recreation Centresports ground · under a mileAlexandra Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201249 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202336 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,788 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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