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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 1 min8:13 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,233 residentsin the Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers census areaMedian age 53.23,209 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,115 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,162 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksCasa del Riohistoric site · 2.4 miPlympton Prioryhistoric site · 2.8 miSteer Pointheadland · 1.4 miHigher Harestonhill · 1.0 miWestern Torrshill · 1.3 miMachine Beachbeach · 2.8 miThe Clamwater · 1.4 miCellar Beachbeach · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStray Parkpark · 1.4 miSaltrampark · 2.7 mi · 124 haYealmpton Sports Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miHorsham Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 9 haThe Barnhousesports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200533 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201625 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,447 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryYealm Medical Centre1.6 miPharmacySpringfield Pharmacy1.6 miDentistYealmpton Dental Practice1.5 miPolice stationDevonport and West Plymouth Police1.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Elburton, Elburton1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsright herePrimaryYealmpton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCoombe Dean Schoolages 11-18, 1,000 pupils2.0 miCollegeCity College Plymouth6.1 miUniversityArts University Plymouth4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT38 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL78 miRailway stationPlymouth5.2 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge12 miFerryNewton Ferrers Ferry Landing2.6 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingWeneaPlymstock2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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