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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
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

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