Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 24 min5:10 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People7,270 residentsin the Camborne South census areaMedian age 45.13,080 households65% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright17% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,088 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 19%, construction 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 72% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 5°C1,211 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November16 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 landmarksCarn Breamountain · 2.2 miBoswyn Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHouse of Waterlake · 2.5 miCargenwen Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miCarn Marthmountain · 3.8 miCrowan Beaconhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTroon Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCamborne Parkpark · 1.8 miTuckingmill Valley Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 13 haHeartlandspark · 2.1 mi · 4 haPengegon Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201242 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202316 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 2.6 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,222 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 231 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryVeor Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyKernow Chemist3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCamborne Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryTroon Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 141 pupilsright herePrimarySt John's Catholic Primary School, Camborneages 4-11, 149 pupils1.4 miSecondaryCamborne Science and International Academyages 11-18, 1,751 pupils2.1 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College9.1 miUniversityFalmouth University9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ19 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL119 miRailway stationCamborne1.5 miBus stationBus StationCamborne1.7 miFerryPonsharden Ferry LandingPenryn8.5 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR14 postcode district.
