Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover5.7 miGP surgeryLee Mill Hospital2.2 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistHighland 7 Day Dental Care2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCornwood Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 87 pupilsright hereSecondaryIvybridge Community Collegeages 11-18, 2,262 pupils2.9 miCollegeCity College Plymouth9.5 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT32 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL73 miRailway stationIvybridge3.3 miBus stationBus StationTavistock12 miFerryPlymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing8.3 miBus stops12 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 1 min8:13 am – 4:14 pm
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People8,707 residentsin the South Brent & Cornwood census areaMedian age 51.23,684 households73% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,173 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle32% 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 higher12% 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,976 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 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 landmarksYealm Stepswaterfall · 2.5 miDrakelands Trout Lakelake · 2.2 miHoundle Hillhill · 1.1 miThe Hillhill · 1.2 miBlachford Fish Pondpond · under a mileMount Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRowe Hall Memory Gardenpark · 2.1 miVictoria Parkpark · 2.7 miNewnham Meadowspark · 3.6 mi · 4 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 201626 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,081 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
