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 – 4:17 pm
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People7,746 residentsin the Roche & Goss Moor census areaMedian age 44.33,247 households64% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright13% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,659 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 76% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,339 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesCaerloggas Downspark · 2.7 mi · 52 haVictoria Bottoms Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 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 24 Aug 200544 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202336 mi away, Mount'S Bay, CornwallSource: 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,449 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation230 m755 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 122 to 290 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Austell Community Hospital5.3 miGP surgerySt Dennis3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacySt Dennis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistCornwall Dental Centre2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryWhitemoor Academyages 2-11, 108 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Dennis Primary Academyages 2-11, 187 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrannel Schoolages 11-16, 888 pupils3.6 miCollegeCornwall College4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY7.3 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL96 miRailway stationRoche2.5 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell4.2 miFerryMevagissey Ferry Landing8.6 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL26 postcode district.
