Local servicesHospitalFalmouth Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryMawnan Smith2.2 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.7 miDentistThe Observatory Dental Practice4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryManaccan Primary Schoolages 3-11, 32 pupils1.3 miPrimaryMawnan CofE VA Primary Schoolages 4-11, 144 pupils2.0 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College12.3 miUniversityFalmouth University4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL119 miRailway stationPenmere4.6 miBus stationTemp Bus StationTruro12 miFerryHelford Passage Ferry Landing1.6 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 23 min5:10 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 4 min8:16 am – 4:20 pm
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People10,745 residentsin the Ponsanooth, Mabe Burnthouse & Constantine census areaMedian age 44.94,112 households77% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 4,241 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,140 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November7 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 spacesGlendurgan Gardenspark · 1.6 mi · 11 haThe Hibbert Centresports ground · 1.7 miQueen Mary Gardenspark · 4.3 miFox Rosehill Gardenspark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201233 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202314 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.6 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 broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
