Local servicesHospitalForensic Services Langdon Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryLangdon Hospital - Bcss Inpatient Unit3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBarton Hill Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDiplomat Devon LTD1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryGatehouse Primary Academyages 4-11, 314 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestcliff Primary Academyages 4-11, 296 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDawlish Collegeages 11-16, 782 pupils1.2 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group9.5 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT10 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationDawlish1.3 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham6.4 miFerryStarcross Ferry Landing2.7 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:01 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:12 am – 4:11 pm
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People8,591 residentsin the Dawlish North census areaMedian age 50.43,760 households73% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,723 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 59% go by car, 5% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C936 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 3 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)
Parks and green spacesDawlish Countryside Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 27 haManor Groundspark · 1.0 miYork Gardenspark · 1.1 mi · 2 haAller Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 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 201942 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202631 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,102 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
