Local servicesHospitalLaunceston Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryLifton Surgery2.3 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3.7 miDentistCastle Rise Dental Practice4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMilton Abbot Primary Schoolages 2-11, 82 pupils1.9 miSecondaryLaunceston Collegeages 11-18, 1,205 pupils3.9 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John15.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL68 miRailway stationGunnislake7.0 miBus stationBus StationTavistock7.0 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:04 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:15 am – 4:14 pm
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People6,904 residentsin the Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe census areaMedian age 53.62,891 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,318 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,280 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksInny Ham Merelake · 2.5 miHermitage Poollake · 2.8 miNorthpark Woodwoodland · under a mileBradstone Woodwoodland · under a mileCastlepark Hillhill · 2.3 miWhite Torhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoronation Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 5 haCastle Greenpark · 4.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200550 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201614 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,848 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
