Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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People6,647 residentsin the Gunnislake & Calstock census areaMedian age 55.03,040 households78% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,908 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,321 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksButtspill Woodwoodland · under a mileHare Woodwoodland · under a mileHanging Cliffhill · 2.0 miGreenhillhill · 2.2 miDouble Waterswater · 2.4 miPennard's Pointheadland · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · 1.6 miKing Georges Fieldplaying field · 1.6 miKit Hill Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 159 haThe Meadows Pleasure Groundpark · 4.0 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200542 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201615 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 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 broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,233 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryBere Alston Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBere Peninsula Pharmacy Limited2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistHarwood Dental Surgery4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 2 specialPrimaryCalstock Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 60 pupilsright herePrimaryBere Alston Primary Academyages 2-11, 106 pupils1.1 miSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils3.7 miCollegeCity College Plymouth8.6 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY35 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL73 miRailway stationCalstockunder a mileBus stationBus StationTavistock4.3 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing6.1 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL18 postcode district.
