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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ7
Telephone code01548
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:04 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:12 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,103 residentsin the Yealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford census areaMedian age 51.83,484 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,628 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 10°C, lows 4°C974 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January16 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksGreen Wellbeach · 1.0 miAunemouth Sandsbeach · 1.2 miSedgewell Covebay · 1.6 miCockleridge Pointheadland · 1.2 miAyrmer Covebay · 1.8 miBurgh Islandisland · 1.9 miMount Follyhill · under a mileLittle Islandisland · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBigbury Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 37 haDuncombe Parkpark · 4.4 miCattle Market Gardenpark · 4.4 miBrittons Fieldpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200533 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202150 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 2.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,716 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryModbury Health Centre3.3 miPharmacyModbury Pharmacy3.3 miDentistSouth Hams Hospital4.2 miPolice stationKingsbridge Police Station4.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Modbury, Modbury3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAveton Gifford CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupils1.9 miSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupils4.2 miCollegeCity College Plymouth13.9 miUniversityArts University Plymouth12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL79 miRailway stationIvybridge6.5 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge4.4 miFerryCockleridge Ham Ferry LandingBantham1.4 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeIvybridge6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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