Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:03 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:11 am – 4:13 pm
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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 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,113 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December10 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksBlackpool Sandsbeach · under a mileStrete Gate Beachbeach · 1.7 miAsh Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miMatthew's Pointheadland · 1.0 miJenny Cole's Covetidal water · 1.0 miLandcombe Covetidal water · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyal Avenue Gardenspark · 2.6 miDartmouth Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 7 haSugary Greenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200540 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.4 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
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrixham Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryDartmouth Medical Practice1.6 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy1.6 miDentistBritannia Dental Clinic2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 all-throughPrimaryStoke Fleming Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 170 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouthages 4-11, 76 pupils1.8 miAll-throughDartmouth Academyages 3-19, 435 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Devon College6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT30 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL75 miRailway stationPaignton7.8 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge7.4 miFerryDartmouth South Embankment Ferry Terminal2.5 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ6 postcode district.
