Local servicesHospitalTotnes Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryLeatside Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistManor Lodge Dental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independent, 5 special, 1 otherIndependentPark Schoolages 3-12, 45 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTotnes Independent Schoolages 9-16, 127 pupils1.3 miSecondaryKing Edward VI Community Collegeages 11-18, 940 pupils1.3 miCollegeSouth Devon College4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL67 miRailway stationTotnes1.2 miBus stationBus StationPaignton4.9 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing1.6 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:03 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
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People7,705 residentsin the Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear census areaMedian age 55.23,407 households79% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,434 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,149 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December24 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksSnipe Islandisland · 1.0 miSt Peter's Quay Poollake · 1.6 miSilver Head Hillhill · under a mileAckerlls Hillhill · under a mileVire Islandisland · 1.5 miAptor Poollake · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHeath's Gardenpark · 1.6 miLeechwell Gardenpark · 1.6 miBorough Parksports ground · 1.2 mi · 4 haMoor Trees Allotmentallotments · 1.5 miPreston Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200546 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,883 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation1 m3 ft below sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
