Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryNorton Brook Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKingsbridge Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWest Alvington Church of England Academyages 2-11, 34 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingsbridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 343 pupils1.4 miCollegeSouth Devon College13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL80 miRailway stationIvybridge9.1 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge1.0 miFerryKingsbridge Ferry Landing1.0 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:04 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:12 am – 4:14 pm
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People6,285 residentsin the Kingsbridge census areaMedian age 51.22,930 households62% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,866 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 51% go by car, 1% take public transport, 21% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 10°C, lows 4°C1,081 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January17 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)
Nearby landmarksPark Baybay · 1.3 miGreen Wellbeach · 2.9 miThurlestone Sandbeach · 3.0 miWest Alvington Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Grovewoodland · under a mileKingsbridge Estuaryestuary · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCattle Market Gardenpark · 1.0 miDuncombe Parkpark · 1.1 miBrittons Fieldpark · 1.3 miTrebblepark Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBelle Hill Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haThe Gymsports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200533 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202146 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,340 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
