Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital5.6 miGP surgerySouth Brent Health Centre2.0 miPharmacySouth Brent Pharmacy1.9 miDentistSouth Brent Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySouth Brent Primary Schoolages 0-11, 163 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Devon College10.0 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT26 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL69 miRailway stationTotnes5.4 miBus stationBus StationPaignton11 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing5.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ10 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:03 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:13 am – 4:13 pm
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People8,707 residentsin the South Brent & Cornwood census areaMedian age 51.23,684 households73% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,173 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle32% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,829 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 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)
Nearby landmarksBrent Hillhill · 1.0 miTom's Brakewoodland · under a mileOld Mill Leatwater · 1.7 miHarbourne Woodwoodland · under a mileSnowdonmountain · 4.7 miAish Ridgehill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPalstone Park Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haSouth Brent Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 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 202648 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,081 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation136 m446 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 114 to 253 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
