Local servicesHospitalLaunceston Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryBosvena Health - Polyphant House3.6 miPharmacyBoots6.2 miDentistCastle Street (Dental Surgery)7.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL74 miRailway stationCoombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)Lamellion14 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing18 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:05 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:16 am – 4:15 pm
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People8,329 residentsin the Altarnun & Stoke Climsland census areaMedian age 54.93,583 households78% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,740 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,510 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 4 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)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200123 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201948 mi away, Helston, 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,837 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation226 m741 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 177 to 264 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
