Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryWembury Surgery1.8 miPharmacyWell2.8 miDentistPlymstock Dental2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWembury Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupils2.0 miSecondaryCoombe Dean Schoolages 11-18, 1,000 pupils2.8 miCollegeCity College Plymouth4.5 miUniversityArts University Plymouth3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY40 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL82 miRailway stationPlymouth4.2 miFerryWarren Point Ferry LandingNewton Ferrers2.6 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:05 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:13 am – 4:15 pm
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People7,233 residentsin the Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers census areaMedian age 53.23,209 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,115 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,064 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December12 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 landmarksHeybrook Baybay · under a mileWestlake Baybay · under a mileGreat Mew Stoneisland · under a mileCellar Beachbeach · 2.2 miMadam's Hillhill · under a mileBonfire Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMount Edgcumbe Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 360 haSaltrampark · 4.0 mi · 124 haHoe Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200530 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201623 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,447 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
