Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryChillington Health Centre3.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.7 miDentistSouth Hams Hospital3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEast Allington Primary Schoolages 2-11, 80 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupils4.1 miCollegeSouth Devon College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL76 miRailway stationTotnes7.9 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge3.8 miFerryKingsbridge Ferry Landing3.8 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:03 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:12 am – 4:13 pm
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People7,382 residentsin the Loddiswell & Dartington census areaMedian age 49.63,108 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,486 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C1,309 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December23 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksBatt's Hillhill · 1.6 miAllington Woodwoodland · under a mileStanborough Hillhill · 2.0 miWeirbridge Woodwoodland · under a mileStrete Gate Beachbeach · 4.0 miSlapton Sandsbeach · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDuncombe Parkpark · 3.6 miCattle Market Gardenpark · 3.7 miBrittons Fieldpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200537 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202145 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 4.8 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
