Local servicesHospitalBrixham Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryDartmouth Medical Practice1.4 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistBritannia Dental Clinic1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 all-throughPrimaryStoke Fleming Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 170 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughDartmouth Academyages 3-19, 435 pupils1.4 miPrimarySt John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouthages 4-11, 76 pupils1.4 miCollegeSouth Devon College6.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT29 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL75 miRailway stationPaignton7.6 miBus stationBus StationPaignton7.6 miFerryDartmouth South Embankment Ferry Terminal1.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 2 min8:11 am – 4:13 pm
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People5,762 residentsin the Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming census areaMedian age 58.52,656 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,356 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 8% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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 January9 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 landmarksBlackpool Sandsbeach · under a mileWillow Covebay · 1.2 miWarren Pointheadland · 1.0 miLeonard's Covetidal water · under a mileMatthew's Pointheadland · 1.0 miMill Meadow Covetidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSugary Greenpark · 1.7 miRoyal Avenue Gardenspark · 1.9 miDartmouth Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 7 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 200541 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202647 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 2.3 · 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
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
