Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 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°C2,292 mm of rain a year, 76 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksDidworthy Bottomvalley · under a mileZeal Hillhill · under a mileSnowdonmountain · 3.4 miBroad Fallswaterfall · 2.9 miLong-a-Trawwater · under a mileAvon Dam Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miBrent Fore Hillhill · 1.0 miZeal Gullyvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Brent Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miVictoria Parkpark · 4.8 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 200542 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202650 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.0 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
Elevation264 m866 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 177 to 382 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital6.8 miGP surgerySouth Brent Health Centre2.3 miPharmacySouth Brent Pharmacy2.1 miDentistSouth Brent Dental Practice2.0 miPolice stationIvybridge Police Station5.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food South Brent2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Devon College12.3 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT28 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL69 miRailway stationIvybridge4.5 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge12 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing8.1 miCar parkCo-op South Brent Car Park2.1 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeIvybridge5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ10 postcode district.
