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Higher Brixham Devon

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Theatres 10 Holiday Parks 10 Park and Gardens 9 Art Galleries 9 Aquariums 8 Museums 8 Zoos 5 Lakes 4 Golf Courses 3 Theme Parks 2 Go Karting 2 Nature Reserves 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalBrixham Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySt Kilda's Residential Home3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHarbour Way Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySt Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 56 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEden Park Primary & Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 342 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrixham Collegeages 11-18, 1,012 pupils1.0 miCollegeSouth Devon College3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL71 miRailway stationPaignton3.9 miBus stationBus StationPaignton4.0 miFerryBrixham Ferry LandingBrixham Harbour1.1 miBus stops110 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ5 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ5 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:02 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:11 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,358 residentsin the Higher Brixham census areaMedian age 53.83,302 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,910 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 63% go by car, 4% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,053 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December9 days of air frost, 1 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 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°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 landmarksMan Sandsbeach · under a mileLong Sandsbeach · 1.5 miSouthdown Cliffcliffs · under a mileSt Mary's Baybay · 1.3 miIvy Covebay · 1.5 miBattery Groundheadland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBerry Head Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 39 haChurston Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 42 haSt Mary's Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haChurchill Memorial Gardenspark · 1.4 miAstley Parkplaying field · under a mileGoodrington Village Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200546 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202642 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 3.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% 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)3,637 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 150 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Holiday Parks

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Park and Gardens

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Art Galleries

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Aquariums

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Museums

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Zoos

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Lakes

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Golf Courses

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Theme Parks

Theme Parks in Higher Brixham

 

 

Go Karting

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Nature Reserves

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Wildlife and Safari Parks

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Exhibition and Trade Centres

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