Padstow

15°CSunny

• Today: 15° / 13° · 37% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:49

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom

15 reported · July 2026▲ 400% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Vehicle crime2
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Padstow & St Merryn · Devon And Cornwall

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

941 reported road collisions (2024)

211 killed or seriously injured · 1,236 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

86 food businesses within 2 miles

• 83 rated 4–5 ★ (77 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£277,801 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Cornwall · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,004 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £691
• 2 bed £884
• 3 bed £1,081

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (11.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Padstow (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches4
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

570,308 residents in Cornwall · 161/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 83 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,591 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 287,200)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

298 schools · 73,481 pupils

235 primary · 31 secondary · 32 other

Ofsted: 95 of 120 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

279inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cornwall

555 CQC-registered services

• Care homes199
• GP practices76
• Dentists107
• Homecare agencies118
• Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cornwall

• Not in the Green Belt
• 156 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

1,111 applications decided

92.3% granted · 1,025 granted, 86 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Ben Maguire

Liberal Democrat

North Cornwall

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 4
• Con 7
• LD 26
• Grn 3
• Ref 20
• Oth 27

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

29,715 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

67 jobs advertised · £27,951 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£679 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,630 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

37% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 316,885 certificates

12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

66% low-carbon electricity

Solar 61% · Gas 30% · Imports 5% · Wind 3%

122 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60 women · 60.2 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cornwall:

• Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers1,027 local signatures · 13,788 nationwide
• Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question 499 local signatures · 4,868 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership492 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases425 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Padstow railway station (England) · 0.0 km

  Padstow railway station was the western terminus of the North Cornwall Railway. It was opened in 1899 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) to serve the port of Padstow. It closed in 1967 having been proposed…

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  Black Tor Ferry · 0.1 km

  The Black Tor Ferry, also known as the Padstow to Rock Ferry, is a passenger ferry which crosses the tidal River Camel in north Cornwall, United Kingdom. The ferry carries pedestrians and cyclists only.

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  National Lobster Hatchery · 0.1 km

  The National Lobster Hatchery is a charitable organization located in Padstow, England. The hatchery was opened in August 2000 and is situated on South Quay in Padstow, Cornwall. The organisation is a marine conservat…

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  Padstow · 0.1 km

  Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of W…

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  Saints' Way · 0.5 km

  The Saints' Way is a long-distance footpath in mid Cornwall that connects the coastal towns of Padstow and Fowey.

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  Rock Lifeboat Station · 1.1 km

  Rock Lifeboat Station sits on the northern shore of the River Camel at Ferry Point in Rock,, a fishing village overlooking Padstow on the southern shore, on the north-west coast of the county of Cornwall, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)