Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:12 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:18 am – 4:22 pm
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People6,533 residentsin the West Penwith & St Buryan census areaMedian age 53.42,888 households70% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,899 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 10°C, lows 5°C1,124 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December7 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Community Housesports ground · under a mileMayon Greenpark · 3.0 mi · 14 haEscalls Greenpark · 2.9 mi · 4 haFoster-Bolitho Gardenspark · 4.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201244 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202335 mi away, Celtic SeaSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,181 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolitho Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryNewlyn Surgery3.9 miPharmacyNewlyn Pharmacy3.9 miDentistThe Bay Dental Practice4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Buryan Primary Schoolages 2-11, 61 pupilsright herePrimarySt Levan Primary Schoolages 4-11, 37 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCape Cornwall Schoolages 11-16, 302 pupils4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ2.9 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL135 miRailway stationPenzance5.1 miBus stationBus StationPenzance5.1 miFerryPenzance Ferry Terminal5.0 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR19 postcode district.
