Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:11 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:17 am – 4:21 pm
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People6,903 residentsin the Porthleven, Breage & Praa Sands census areaMedian age 53.53,124 households74% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,124 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November10 days of air frost, no 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 landmarksPorthcewbeach · 1.2 miLesceave Porbeach · 1.3 miPorth Sulincesbay · 1.5 miTresowes Hillhill · under a mileTrequean Cliffcliffs · 1.1 miLesceave Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPraa Greenpark · 1.4 mi · 6 haPraa Sands Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 8 haCoronation Gardenspark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201238 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202347 mi away, Celtic SeaSource: 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 2.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 187 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHelston Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryPorthleven2.5 miPharmacyBoots2.3 miDentistAngel Dental3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBreage CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 39 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGermoe Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 76 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHelston Community Collegeages 0-18, 1,297 pupils3.5 miUniversityFalmouth University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL125 miRailway stationSt Erth5.9 miBus stationBus StationCamborne7.7 miFerryPenzance Ferry Terminal7.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR13 postcode district.
