Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:10 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 3 min8:17 am – 4:20 pm
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People9,524 residentsin the Camborne East census areaMedian age 37.34,098 households58% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright13% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,343 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 18%, construction 11%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle57% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 5°C1,067 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November10 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 spacesTuckingmill Valley Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haTehidy Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 105 haCamborne Parkpark · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileEnys Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMemorial Groundplaying field · 1.0 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 201244 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202317 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 4.2 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryDay Lewis Pharmacy5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCamborne Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryRoskear Primary & Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 404 pupilsright herePrimaryRosemellin Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 380 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCamborne Science and International Academyages 11-18, 1,751 pupils1.0 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College9.0 miUniversityFalmouth University10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ19 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL118 miRailway stationCamborneunder a mileBus stationBus StationCamborneunder a mileFerryPonsharden Ferry LandingPenryn9.6 miBus stops105 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR14 postcode district.
