Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:12 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:18 am – 4:22 pm
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People5,395 residentsin the St Just & Land's End census areaMedian age 53.12,522 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,345 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle41% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 10°C, lows 5°C1,119 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December7 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)
Parks and green spacesMayon Greenpark · 2.2 mi · 14 haEscalls Greenpark · 2.1 mi · 4 haThe Community Housesports ground · 1.6 miBosworlas Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miPrincess Royal Gardenspark · 4.3 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 201246 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 29 Nov 202334 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,970 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 197 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBolitho Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryCape Cornwall Surgery2.8 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.7 miDentistThe Bay Dental Practice4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Buryan Primary Schoolages 2-11, 61 pupils1.6 miSecondaryCape Cornwall Schoolages 11-16, 302 pupils3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLand's End Airport LEQ1.4 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL135 miRailway stationPenzance5.3 miBus stationBus StationPenzance5.3 miFerryPenzance Ferry Terminal5.4 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR19 postcode district.
