Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:09 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:17 am – 4:19 pm
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People6,402 residentsin the Perranporth & Goonhavern census areaMedian age 47.72,686 households70% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,900 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November12 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesBoscawen Gardenspark · 1.5 miReen Sands Golf Linksgolf course · 1.5 mi · 58 haMaiden Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201249 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202326 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,114 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDuchy Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryPerranporth Surgery1.6 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Perranporth1.6 miDentistThe Dental Surgery Trevelyan1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPerranporth Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupils1.2 miPrimaryGoonhavern Primary Schoolages 3-11, 219 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRichard Lander Schoolages 11-16, 1,561 pupils4.8 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College4.6 miUniversityFalmouth University12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY10 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL108 miRailway stationTruro5.3 miBus stationBus StationTruro5.8 miFerryTruro Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR4 postcode district.
