Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:04 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:13 am – 4:14 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,981 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksBlack Poollake · 1.2 miButter Brook Reservoirriver · under a mileWeatherdon Hillhill · under a mileButterdon Hillhill · 1.1 miFilham Lakelake · 2.6 miYealm Stepswaterfall · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · 1.6 miWrangaton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 42 haRutt Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haRowe Hall Memory Gardenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200539 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: 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 8.5 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
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 324 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover7.8 miGP surgeryIvybridge Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistFore Street Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryIvybridge Community Collegeages 11-18, 2,262 pupils1.7 miPrimaryThe Erme Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupils1.7 miPrimaryStowford Schoolages 2-11, 450 pupils1.7 miCollegeCity College Plymouth11.4 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL72 miRailway stationIvybridge1.7 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge11 miFerryNewton Ferrers Ferry Landing9.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL21 postcode district.
