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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:04 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:13 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,103 residentsin the Yealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford census areaMedian age 51.83,484 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,628 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 55% go by car, 6% walk or cycle36% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,217 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November15 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBattisborough Crosshistoric site · under a mileMeadowsfoot Beachbeach · 1.0 miWonwell Beachbeach · 1.3 miCarswell Covebay · 1.0 miBattisborough Islandisland · 1.0 miRed Covebay · 1.3 miMuxham Pointheadland · 1.3 miOwen's Hillhill · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStray Parkpark · 2.4 miThe Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200532 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201628 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,716 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryYealm Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyD A Tubb3.1 miDentistYealmpton Dental Practice2.5 miPolice stationDevonport and West Plymouth Police2.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Newton Ferrers, Newton Ferrers3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHolbeton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 51 pupils1.5 miCollegeCity College Plymouth9.6 miUniversityArts University Plymouth8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT38 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL79 miRailway stationIvybridge5.9 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge8.8 miFerryNoss Mayo Ferry Landing3.7 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationIvybridge4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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