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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,156 residentsin the Ogwell, Mile End & Teigngrace census areaMedian age 38.63,456 households75% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,536 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,031 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December19 days of air frost, 8 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: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 11°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 landmarksBradley - National Trusthistoric site · under a mileSt Leonard's Towerhistoric site · under a mileUpper Lakelake · 1.0 miGaze Hillhill · under a mileStover Lakelake · 2.0 miEmblett Hillhill · under a mileWhitelaketidal water · under a mileZitherixon Clay Workswater · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDecoy Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 54 haStover Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 104 haPowderham Parkpark · 1.0 miStover Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 40 haBaker's Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haNewton Abbot Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201949 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202638 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 3.5 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,637 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -23 to 97 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Abbot Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCricketfield Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTudor Clinicunder a milePolice stationNewton Abbot Police Stationunder a mileCash machineCashpoint 41 Courtenay StreetNewton Abbotunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools12 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 80 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCoombeshead Academyages 11-18, 870 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unitages 3-11, 467 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL61 miRailway stationNewton Abbot1.3 miBus stationBus StationPaignton7.6 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing5.4 miBus stops69 within a mileCar parkPremier Parking SolutionsNewton Abbotunder a mileEV chargingWeneaNewton Abbot1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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