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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ11
Telephone code01594
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:03 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:13 am – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,656 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAvonwick Manorhistoric site · 3.4 miHood Islandisland · 2.7 miBlack Poollake · 3.2 miBrent Hillhill · 2.0 miHood Ballhill · 2.1 miBlackpool Islandisland · 3.1 miDartington Hallhistoric site · 4.2 miRaythorn Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDuckspond Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haVictoria Parkplaying field · 1.6 miRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 27 haHeath's Gardenpark · 4.7 miLeechwell Gardenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200544 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202647 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation145 m476 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 196 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryBuckfastleigh Medical Centre1.7 miPharmacyBuckfastleigh Pharmacy1.8 miDentistSouth Brent Dental Practice2.8 miPolice stationTotnes Police Station4.4 miCash machineJ. Searle & Son, 43 Fore Street1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBuckfastleigh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 112 pupils1.8 miSecondaryKing Edward VI Community Collegeages 11-18, 940 pupils4.3 miCollegeSouth Devon College9.3 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL68 miRailway stationTotnes4.6 miBus stationBus StationPaignton9.9 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing5.1 miBus stops3 within a mileCar parkMardle Way Car ParkBuckfastleigh1.8 miEV chargingIONITY Ashburton4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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