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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,631 residentsin the Shiphay & the Willows census areaMedian age 41.44,404 households63% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright11% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,091 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C989 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January15 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 9°CJFebruary: 4 to 9°CFMarch: 5 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 9 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 12 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 10°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWatcombe Beachbeach · 1.1 miWhitsand Beachbeach · 1.2 miMincent Hillhill · under a mileLummaton Hillhill · under a mileBlue Mountainmountain · 3.0 miWatcombe Headheadland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLindisfarnepark · under a mileTorquaygolf course · under a mile · 38 haKitson Parkpark · 1.2 miChapel Hill Pleasure Groundspark · 1.3 mi · 4 haBarton Downsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201949 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202637 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,536 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTorbay Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Barton Health Centre17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBarton Torquay LTD13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBarton Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools15 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryLift Barton Hillages 3-11, 568 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWatcombe Primary Schoolages 3-11, 221 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Cuthbert Mayne Schoolages 11-18, 1,001 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationTorre1.5 miBus stationBus StationPaignton4.3 miFerryTorquay - North Quay2.4 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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