Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:06 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:16 am – 4:16 pm
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People9,518 residentsin the Dobwalls, Addington & Menheniot census areaMedian age 44.44,117 households64% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright13% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,325 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle46% 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 higher17% 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°C1,489 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksForest Plantationforest · 1.8 miGolitha Fallswaterfall · 3.4 miMiddle Quarry Parkwoodland · under a mileCoppice Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 4.1 miSiblyback Lakelake · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDoublebois Parkgolf course · 1.0 mi · 9 haThorn Parkpark · 2.9 miPenadlake Gardenspark · 2.9 miWestbourne Gardenspark · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200541 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202349 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 2.7 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,822 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation125 m410 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLiskeard Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryRosedean Surgery3.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryDobwalls Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 192 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBraddock CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 111 pupils1.3 miSecondaryLiskeard School and Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,115 pupils3.2 miCollegeCornwall College13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY20 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL84 miRailway stationCoombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)Lamellion2.3 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell13 miFerryBodinnick Ferry Landing8.4 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL14 postcode district.
