Local servicesHospitalBrixham Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryBritannia Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDartmouth Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughAll-throughDartmouth Academyages 3-19, 435 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouthages 4-11, 76 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT27 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL73 miRailway stationPaignton5.7 miBus stationBus StationPaignton5.7 miFerryDartmouth North Embankment Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ6 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ6 postcode district.
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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People5,260 residentsin the Dartmouth census areaMedian age 54.42,516 households60% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright22% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,308 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, hospitality 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,097 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January11 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 landmarksHigher Noss Pointheadland · 1.0 miWillow Covebay · 1.6 miDyer's Hillhill · under a mileBlackstone Pointheadland · 1.3 miWarfleet Creektidal water · under a mileScabbacombe Sandsbeach · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyal Avenue Gardenspark · within reachSugary Greenpark · 1.0 miCoronation Parkplaying field · under a mileDartmouth Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 7 haGoodrington Village Greenpark · 4.4 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 200543 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,069 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
