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Business Schools 8 English Language Schools 8 Driving Schools 8 Community Schools 6 Music Schools 5 Martial Arts Schools 5 Primary Schools 5 High and Secondary Schools 4 Independent or Preparatory Schools 4 Riding School and Stables 3 Nursery Schools 3 Drama Schools 3 Kung Fu Schools 3 Language Schools 3 Aikido Schools 2 After School Clubs 2 Dance Schools 2 Schools 2 Sailing Schools 2 Ballet Schools 1 Kickboxing Schools 1 Karate Schools 1 Swimming Lessons 1 Beauty Schools 1 Art and Design Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalBrixham Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryDartmouth Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistBritannia Dental Clinic1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughPrimarySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouthages 4-11, 76 pupils1.7 miAll-throughDartmouth Academyages 3-19, 435 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Devon College3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT27 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL72 miRailway stationPaignton5.1 miBus stationBus StationPaignton5.0 miFerryDittisham Ferry LandingLower Dittisham1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,705 residentsin the Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear census areaMedian age 55.23,407 households79% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,434 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% 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 August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,188 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Norton Wood Reservoirreservoir · under a mileFire Beacon Hillhill · under a mileMill Poollake · 2.3 miBlackness Pointheadland · 1.4 miHigher Gurrow Pointheadland · 1.7 miThe Cliffscliffs · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyal Avenue Gardenspark · 2.0 miDartmouth Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 7 haCoronation Parkplaying field · 1.9 miSugary Greenpark · 2.9 miGoodrington Village Greenpark · 4.0 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 202646 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,883 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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