Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:03 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:13 am – 4:13 pm
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People8,707 residentsin the South Brent & Cornwood census areaMedian age 51.23,684 households73% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,173 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle32% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,844 mm of rain a year, 68 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January33 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 landmarksAish Ridgehill · under a mileDidworthy Bottomvalley · under a mileAvonwick Manorhistoric site · 2.8 miCorringdon Ballhill · 1.0 miOld Mill Leatwater · under a mileBlack Poollake · 3.0 miOwley Bottomvalley · 1.4 miCrackle Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPalstone Park Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haSouth Brent Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miVictoria Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200542 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202650 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,081 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation194 m636 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 133 to 305 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital7.1 miGP surgerySouth Brent Health Centre1.5 miPharmacySouth Brent Pharmacy1.3 miDentistSouth Brent Dental Practice1.3 miPolice stationIvybridge Police Station4.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food South Brent1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySouth Brent Primary Schoolages 0-11, 163 pupils1.5 miSecondaryIvybridge Community Collegeages 11-18, 2,262 pupils4.4 miCollegeSouth Devon College11.9 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT28 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL70 miRailway stationIvybridge4.0 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge12 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing7.6 miCar parkCo-op South Brent Car Park1.3 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeIvybridge4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ10 postcode district.
