Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:05 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:14 am – 4:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,192 residentsin the Kingsand, Antony & Maryfield census areaMedian age 53.02,880 households70% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,697 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: average 16°CColdest month February: average 7°C1,068 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December12 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksTregonhawke beachbeach · 1.4 miLong Sandsbeach · 1.7 miMendennick Hillhill · under a mileMillbrook Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSt John's Leattidal water · under a mileFreathy Cliffcliffs · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMount Edgcumbe Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 360 haAntony Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 29 haCoombe Parkpark · 2.0 miTrevol Sports Groundsports ground · 1.1 mi · 14 haSt Columbia and Torpoint RFCplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200533 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 201946 mi away, Helston, CornwallSource: 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,357 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Barnabas Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryRaleigh Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Torpoint2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistRaleigh Dental Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAntony Church of England Schoolages 3-11, 94 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMillbrook CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupils1.2 miSecondaryTorpoint Community Collegeages 11-18, 668 pupils1.9 miCollegeCity College Plymouth3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Plymouth4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL82 miRailway stationDockyard (Plymouth)3.2 miBus stationBus StationTavistock14 miFerryTorpoint Ferry Terminal2.3 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL11 postcode district.
