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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:05 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:13 am – 4:15 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 January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,121 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December15 days of air frost, 3 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 · under a mileMachine Beachbeach · 1.1 miCellar Beachbeach · 1.2 miRed Covebay · 1.0 miHigh Cliffscliffs · under a mileSteer Pointheadland · under a mileWembury Baybay · 1.5 miSeason Pointheadland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWembury Allotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.4 miSaltrampark · 3.4 mi · 124 haButts Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haHorsham Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 9 haStray Parkpark · 3.1 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 200531 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201624 mi away, Liskeard, 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 5.0 · PM10 9.6 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
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryWembury Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyD A Tubb1.4 miDentistElburton Dental2.2 miPolice stationDevonport and West Plymouth Police3.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Newton Ferrers, Newton Ferrers1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWembury Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNewton Ferrers Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 125 pupils1.4 miSecondaryCoombe Dean Schoolages 11-18, 1,000 pupils2.0 miCollegeCity College Plymouth5.6 miUniversityArts University Plymouth4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT40 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL80 miRailway stationPlymouth4.9 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge13 miFerryNewton Ferrers Ferry Landing1.0 miBus stops25 within a mileEV chargingWeneaPlymstock2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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