Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover7.9 miGP surgeryBoots4 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistFore Street Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThe Erme Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsright herePrimaryManor Primary School, Ivybridgeages 2-11, 190 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIvybridge Community Collegeages 11-18, 2,262 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity College Plymouth10.9 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT33 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL74 miRailway stationIvybridgeunder a mileBus stationBus StationKingsbridge9.7 miFerryCockleridge Ham Ferry LandingBantham7.8 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:04 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:13 am – 4:14 pm
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People11,904 residentsin the Ivybridge census areaMedian age 45.64,980 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,882 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,378 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksFilham Lakelake · under a mileBlack Poollake · 1.7 miMill Pondpond · under a mileWestern Beaconhill · 1.5 miButter Brook Reservoirriver · 2.0 miHoundle Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mileSouth Dartmoor Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileFilham Parkplaying field · under a mile · 10 haRutt Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 2 haFilham Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRowe Hall Memory Gardenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200537 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201628 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 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)5,136 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
