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Art Galleries 10 Park and Gardens 9 Holiday Parks 8 Theatres 5 Museums 5 Aquariums 4 Lakes 4 Go Karting 2 Theme Parks 1 Zoos 1 Nature Reserves 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Courses 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryChillington Health Centre2.1 miPharmacyPharmaderma LTD Salcombe5.0 miDentistSalcombe Dental Practice5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStokenham Area Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Devon College11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT35 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL80 miRailway stationTotnes13 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge5.7 miFerryEast Portlemouth Ferry Landing4.9 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ7 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ7 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ7
Telephone code01262
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:03 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:11 am – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,762 residentsin the Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming census areaMedian age 58.52,656 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,356 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 8% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 10°C, lows 4°C1,132 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December9 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 10°CJFebruary: 4 to 10°CFMarch: 5 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 5 to 10°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBee Sandsbeach · under a mileTorcross Beachbeach · 1.0 miWiddicombe Leywater · under a mileLong Covebay · 1.6 miFreshwater Baybay · 2.0 miStart Pointheadland · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200536 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202140 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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Nature Reserves

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