Local servicesHospitalBrixham Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryBritannia Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDartmouth Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughAll-throughDartmouth Academyages 3-19, 435 pupils1.3 miPrimarySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouthages 4-11, 76 pupils1.4 miCollegeSouth Devon College4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT27 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL73 miRailway stationPaignton5.9 miBus stationBus StationPaignton5.8 miFerryKingswear Dartmouth Lower Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ6 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:03 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:11 am – 4:12 pm
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People7,705 residentsin the Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear census areaMedian age 55.23,407 households79% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,434 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% 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 August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,088 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December9 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksWillow Covebay · 1.4 miBlackstone Pointheadland · 1.0 miScabbacombe Sandsbeach · 2.1 miOld Mill Baybay · 1.7 miHigher Noss Pointheadland · 1.2 miWarfleet Creektidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyal Avenue Gardenspark · under a mileSugary Greenpark · under a mileCoronation Parkplaying field · under a mileDartmouth Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 7 haBerry Head Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 39 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200543 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,883 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation67 m220 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 151 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
