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County or areaCornwall
Postcode districtTR8
Telephone code01943
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:08 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:17 am – 4:18 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,828 residentsin the St Columb Major & St Mawgan census areaMedian age 44.14,473 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,092 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle41% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,263 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November20 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 10°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTresillian House, St Newlyn Easthistoric site · 3.3 miRuthvoes Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miThe Old Rectory, St Columb Majorhistoric site · 3.9 miTresaddern Waterlake · 3.6 miChytane Woodwoodland · 1.0 miTreviscoe Woodwoodland · 1.6 miTrendeal Hillhill · 3.1 miPorth Reservoirreservoir · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThomas Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200547 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202334 mi away, Mount'S Bay, 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,904 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewquay Community Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryBoots2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistFore Street (Dental Surgery)3.6 miPolice stationSaint Austell Police StationSt Austell7.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food St Columb Road, Fraddon1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryIndian Queens Primary Schoolages 2-11, 328 pupilsunder a milePrimarySummercourt Academyages 4-11, 100 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrannel Schoolages 11-16, 888 pupils3.7 miCollegeCornwall College7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY4.7 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL99 miRailway stationSt Columb Road1.2 miBus stationBus DepotSummercourt1.5 miFerryTruro Ferry Terminal9.4 miBus stops21 within a mileEV chargingTesla Destination ChargerSaint Columb4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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