Local servicesHospitalDuchy Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryChacewater Health Centre1.7 miPharmacyVictoria Pharmacy2.5 miDentistRevitalise Dental Centre1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBlackwater Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 128 pupils1.0 miPrimaryChacewater Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.8 miSecondaryRichard Lander Schoolages 11-16, 1,561 pupils3.1 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College3.1 miUniversityFalmouth University10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL111 miRailway stationRedruth4.2 miBus stationTemp Bus StationTruro5.3 miFerryTruro Ferry Terminal5.3 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:09 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:17 am – 4:19 pm
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People8,469 residentsin the St Agnes & Mount Hawke census areaMedian age 46.53,683 households71% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,945 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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 9°C, lows 4°C1,130 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November14 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesMaiden Greenpark · 2.9 miTreskerby Playing Fieldpark · 3.1 miVictoria Parkpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201246 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202323 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,090 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
