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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 July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,206 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 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 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 · 1.8 miOtter Islandisland · 1.0 miHead Weir Islandisland · 1.1 miWonwell Beachbeach · 2.1 miMeadowsfoot Beachbeach · 2.2 miModbury Barrow Markethistoric site · 2.7 miKitt Hillhill · 1.2 miRed Covebay · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStray Parkpark · 2.3 miVictoria Parkpark · 3.8 miThe Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200534 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201628 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.7 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
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryYealm Medical Centre2.3 miPharmacyModbury Pharmacy2.8 miDentistYealmpton Dental Practice2.4 miPolice stationDevonport and West Plymouth Police2.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Modbury, Modbury2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHolbeton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 51 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIvybridge Community Collegeages 11-18, 2,262 pupils3.9 miCollegeCity College Plymouth9.9 miUniversityArts University Plymouth8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL78 miRailway stationIvybridge4.2 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge8.5 miFerryNewton Ferrers Ferry Landing4.9 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationIvybridge3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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