Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:10 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:17 am – 4:19 pm
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People6,286 residentsin the St Day & Lanner census areaMedian age 48.32,758 households73% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,940 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,268 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December17 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)
Nearby landmarksCarn Marthmountain · 1.4 miCarn Breamountain · 3.1 miHouse of Waterlake · 2.9 miWheal Maid Tailingswater · 1.2 miNorth Downshill · 1.8 miUnity Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTreskerby Playing Fieldpark · 1.0 miVictoria Parkpark · 1.7 miFairfields Parkpark · 2.1 miLanner Moorplaying field · 1.7 miClijah Croft Sports Groundsports ground · 1.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Jan 201244 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202320 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband41% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,843 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCamborne Redruth Community Hospital2.7 miGP surgerySt Day3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySt Day Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistPearson Dental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 3 specialPrimarySt Day and Carharrack Community Schoolages 4-11, 102 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTreleigh Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 314 pupils1.6 miSecondaryRedruth Schoolages 11-16, 1,433 pupils2.4 miCollegeTruro and Penwith College4.1 miUniversityFalmouth University8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL113 miRailway stationRedruth1.8 miBus stationBus StationCamborne5.3 miFerryTruro Ferry Terminal6.3 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TR16 postcode district.
