Local servicesHospitalTorbay Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBrunel Medical Practice (Shiphay)15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShiphay Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMay House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools14 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryShiphay Learning Academyages 3-11, 373 pupilsunder a milePrimarySherwell Valley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 694 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTorquay Boys' Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,087 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT19 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL64 miRailway stationTorre1.2 miBus stationBus StationPaignton3.4 miFerryTorquay - North Quay2.4 miBus stops100 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ2 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:02 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
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People10,631 residentsin the Shiphay & the Willows census areaMedian age 41.44,404 households63% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright11% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,091 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,112 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December15 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesKitson Parkpark · under a mileChapel Hill Pleasure Groundspark · 1.0 mi · 4 haLindisfarnepark · 1.0 miArmada Parksports ground · under a mile · 3 haBarton Downsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 5 haSouth Parks Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Jan 200449 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202638 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 5.0 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,536 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
