Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:07 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:17 am – 4:17 pm
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People5,274 residentsin the Trebetherick & Whitecross census areaMedian age 52.72,356 households66% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,381 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 9% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C989 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November10 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 spacesCoronation Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200133 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202346 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,654 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc8.4 miGP surgerySt Minver1.2 miPharmacyBoots3.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Minver Schoolages 2-11, 175 pupils1.0 miSecondaryWadebridge Schoolages 11-16, 1,018 pupils3.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY9.8 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL88 miRailway stationRoche9.9 miBus stationBus StationNewquay14 miFerryRock Padstow Ferry Landing2.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL27 postcode district.
