Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:06 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:16 am – 4:16 pm
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People6,376 residentsin the St Breward, Tredethy & Lanivet census areaMedian age 53.92,750 households75% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,942 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,414 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December20 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)
Nearby landmarksSt Bellarmin's Torhill · under a mileGreat Care Hillhill · 1.4 miPreeze Woodwoodland · under a mileBenorth Woodwoodland · under a mileColliford Lakelake · 3.7 miHawks Tor Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200546 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Nov 202348 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,885 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 261 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBodmin Hospital Utc4.5 miGP surgeryBlisland Village Hall2.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.7 miDentistBodmin Dental Care3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCardinham Schoolages 2-11, 81 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBlisland Primary Academyages 2-11, 51 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBodmin Collegeages 11-18, 1,236 pupils4.0 miCollegeCornwall College12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL84 miRailway stationBodmin Parkway4.0 miBus stationBus StationSt Austell13 miFerryFowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing11 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL12 postcode district.
