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 – 4:18 pm
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People8,203 residentsin the Trewoon, Coombe & Foxhole census areaMedian age 45.63,462 households69% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,750 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, construction 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 73% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,370 mm of rain a year, 45 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)
Nearby landmarksCurrian Valevalley · 1.5 miCarpalla Mica Damwater · 1.8 miVirginia Woodwoodland · under a mileTreviscoe Woodwoodland · under a mileWatch Hillhill · 2.2 miRuthvoes Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Bottoms Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 miFoxhole Village Greenplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haCaerloggas Downspark · 4.4 mi · 52 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 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 202334 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,624 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt. Austell Community Hospital6.1 miGP surgerySt Dennis2 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacySt Dennis Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistTruro Road Dental Practice4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryNanpean Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupils1.2 miPrimarySt Dennis Primary Academyages 2-11, 187 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrannel Schoolages 11-16, 888 pupils2.1 miCollegeCornwall College5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY6.7 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL98 miRailway stationSt Columb Road2.9 miBus stationBus DepotSummercourt3.2 miFerryMevagissey Ferry Landing8.5 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL26 postcode district.
