Local servicesHospitalNewton Abbot Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryKingsteignton Medical Practice1.1 miPharmacyKingsteignton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGestridge Dental1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryKingsteignton Schoolages 2-11, 232 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTeign Schoolages 11-18, 1,111 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRydon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 373 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College10.4 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationNewton Abbot2.4 miBus stationBus StationPaignton9.1 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing4.6 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
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People9,234 residentsin the Kingsteignton census areaMedian age 45.53,979 households71% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,544 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C1,051 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksUpper Lakelake · 1.5 miLower Waterlake · 1.8 miLindridge Hillhill · 1.0 miWell Headwater · under a mileBovey and Teign Meetingwater · 1.2 miAbbrook Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStover Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 104 haOakford Lawnpark · 1.2 miHackney Marshpark · 1.6 mi · 9 haRackerhayesplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201947 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202636 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 5.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -27 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
