Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:03 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:13 am – 4:13 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C2,040 mm of rain a year, 63 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksHorseshoe Fallswaterfall · under a mileSalters Poollake · under a mileWellsfoot Islandisland · under a mileHigher Corner Poollake · 1.1 miSnowdonmountain · 2.6 miLong Islandisland · 1.1 miNewbridge, River Dartbridge · under a mileGreat Combevalley · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 27 haRiver Dart Pumptracksports ground · 1.6 miWidecombe Greenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200547 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.1 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
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBuckfastleigh Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyBuckfastleigh Pharmacy2.8 miDentist7 West Street [Dental Practice]2.9 miPolice stationTotnes Police Station7.7 miCash machineJ. Searle & Son, 43 Fore Street2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Devon College12.2 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL65 miRailway stationTotnes7.8 miBus stationBus StationPaignton12 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing8.4 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkNewbridge Car ParkWidecombe-in-the-Moorunder a mileEV chargingIONITY Ashburton3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
