Local servicesHospitalPaignton Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryOld Farm Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistMarldon Road (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryCollaton St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsright hereSecondaryPaignton Academyages 11-16, 1,568 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKings Ash Academyages 2-11, 293 pupils1.0 miCollegeSouth Devon College1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL68 miRailway stationPaignton1.6 miBus stationBus StationPaignton1.6 miFerryDittisham Ferry LandingLower Dittisham3.3 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:02 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
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People12,958 residentsin the Blatchcombe & Blagdon census areaMedian age 39.65,193 households62% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright19% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 5,591 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 20%, construction 10%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 70% go by car, 4% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,110 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December19 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)
Parks and green spacesPreston Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 36 haPalace Avenue Gardenspark · 1.4 miVictoria Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haTorbay Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 23 haWhitley Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 miQueen's Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200546 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202642 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,728 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
