Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:08 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:17 am – 4:18 pm
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People10,828 residentsin the St Columb Major & St Mawgan census areaMedian age 44.14,473 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,092 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% 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 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C992 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November10 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 landmarksVale of Mawganvalley · under a mileWatergate Beachbeach · 2.5 miBeacon Covebay · 2.2 miMawgan Porthbay · 2.2 miBedruthan Stepsbeach · 3.0 miStrase Cliffcliffs · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMerlin Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 48 haTrenance Gardenspark · 4.8 mi · 5 haKillacourt Fieldpark · 4.8 miMount Wise Public Gardenspark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200141 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202337 mi away, Mount'S Bay, CornwallSource: 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 4.9 · PM10 9.6 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 broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,904 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewquay Community Hospital4.7 miGP surgerySt Mawgan Medical Centre1.1 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Union Square2.6 miDentistFore Street (Dental Surgery)2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMawgan-In-Pydar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTrevisker Primary Schoolages 4-11, 129 pupils1.8 miSecondaryTreviglas Academyages 11-18, 872 pupils3.4 miCollegeCornwall College11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQYunder a mileMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL97 miRailway stationQuintrell Downs3.8 miBus stationBus StationNewquay5.0 miFerryPadstow Ferry Landing6.6 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR8 postcode district.
