Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover1.5 miGP surgeryBickleigh Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy1.3 miDentistBickleigh Dental Centreright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBickleigh Down Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 416 pupils1.0 miPrimaryWidewell Primary Academyages 4-11, 228 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTor Bridge Highages 11-18, 1,121 pupils2.2 miCollegeCity College Plymouth6.0 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL73 miRailway stationBere Ferrers4.4 miBus stationBus StationTavistock7.9 miFerryPlymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage5.7 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:04 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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People6,132 residentsin the Woolwell & Lee Mill census areaMedian age 47.22,608 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright6% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,228 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle73% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,412 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBickleigh Valevalley · under a mileHele Bottomvalley · under a mileRock Woodwoodland · under a mileCoombe Woodwoodland · under a mileDrakelands Trout Lakelake · 3.7 miMayflower Forestforest · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGoodwin Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 33 haSaltrampark · 3.9 mi · 124 haMarjons Sports Centresports ground · 1.9 mi · 8 haBladder Meadowpark · 3.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200539 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201620 mi away, Liskeard, 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,720 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
