Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryNorton Brook Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.7 miDentistSouth Hams Hospital2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLoddiswell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 118 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupils3.3 miCollegeSouth Devon College10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT32 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL76 miRailway stationIvybridge7.2 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge3.1 miFerryKingsbridge Ferry Landing3.3 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:04 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:12 am – 4:13 pm
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People7,382 residentsin the Loddiswell & Dartington census areaMedian age 49.63,108 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,486 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,307 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksWoodleigh Woodwoodland · under a mileSilveridge Woodwoodland · under a mileBlackdown Hillhill · 2.2 miBatt's Hillhill · 2.2 miOld Mill Leatwater · 2.7 miPark Baybay · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLoddiswell Allotment Associationallotments · 1.3 miDuncombe Parkpark · 2.9 miCattle Market Gardenpark · 3.0 miBrittons Fieldpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200536 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202147 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 4.9 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
