Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:08 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:18 am – 4:18 pm
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People9,735 residentsin the St Columb Minor & Porth census areaMedian age 41.34,098 households67% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,759 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle53% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C994 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November9 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)
Nearby landmarksWatergate Beachbeach · under a mileBeacon Covebay · 1.0 miStrase Cliffcliffs · under a mileWatergate Baybay · 1.1 miWhipsiderry Beachbeach · 1.6 miGriffin's Pointheadland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMerlin Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 48 haKillacourt Fieldpark · 3.3 miTrenance Gardenspark · 3.4 mi · 5 haMount Wise Public Gardenspark · 3.4 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 200143 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost 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 2.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,182 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewquay Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySt Mawgan Medical Centre1.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.6 miDentistGentle Dental2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMawgan-In-Pydar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupils1.5 miSecondaryTreviglas Academyages 11-18, 872 pupils2.1 miCollegeCornwall College12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY1.6 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL98 miRailway stationQuintrell Downs3.0 miBus stationBus StationNewquay3.5 miFerryPadstow Ferry Landing7.7 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR8 postcode district.
