Local servicesHospitalDawlish Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBarton Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBarton Hill Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistNuvo Dental Dawlish1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryWestcliff Primary Academyages 4-11, 296 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHazeldown Schoolages 4-11, 403 pupils1.2 miSecondaryTeignmouth Community School, Exeter Roadages 11-18, 748 pupils1.4 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group11.5 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT12 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL58 miRailway stationDawlish1.2 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham8.3 miFerryTeignmouth Ferry Landing1.9 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:01 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:12 am – 4:11 pm
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People6,673 residentsin the Dawlish South census areaMedian age 57.33,330 households63% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,684 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 54% go by car, 6% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C938 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December15 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksHolcombe Beachbeach · under a mileShell Covebay · under a mileHorse Covebay · under a mileTeignmouth Beachbeach · 1.3 miHole Headheadland · under a mileEast Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLea Mount Groundspark · under a mileMules Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 5 haManor Groundspark · 1.0 miHazeldown Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haAller Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miMilford Parkplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201944 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202632 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 3.7 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,595 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
