Local servicesHospitalStratton Hospital11 miGP surgeryBottreaux Surgery2.8 miPharmacyBoots5.6 miDentistMorwenna Dental Surgery10 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOtterham Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 67 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL74 miRailway stationBodmin Parkway17 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing17 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL32 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:05 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:17 am – 4:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,003 residentsin the Crackington & Tintagel census areaMedian age 54.33,188 households74% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright8% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,102 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%, hospitality 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 9% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,320 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November20 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)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200120 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201949 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 4.7 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,650 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation202 m663 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
