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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:04 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:13 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,103 residentsin the Yealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford census areaMedian age 51.83,484 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,628 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle36% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,228 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 5 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 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°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 landmarksBattisborough Crosshistoric site · 2.0 miEastern Torrshill · under a mileBlack Torrshill · under a mileIvybridge Prioryhistoric site · 3.2 miOtter Islandisland · 2.2 miHead Weir Islandisland · 2.3 miMeadowsfoot Beachbeach · 2.8 miThe Clamwater · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStray Parkpark · 1.0 miYealmpton Sports Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 miVictoria Parkpark · 4.0 miSource: 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 200533 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201627 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 2.9 · 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
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,716 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryYealm Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyD A Tubb3.6 miDentistYealmpton Dental Practice1.0 miPolice stationDevonport and West Plymouth Police1.1 miCash machineMFG - Plympton (MRH), Plympton3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryYealmpton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupils1.2 miPrimaryHolbeton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 51 pupils1.5 miSecondaryIvybridge Community Collegeages 11-18, 2,262 pupils4.2 miCollegeCity College Plymouth8.6 miUniversityArts University Plymouth7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT37 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL78 miRailway stationIvybridge4.6 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge9.9 miFerryNewton Ferrers Ferry Landing4.0 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationIvybridge3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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