Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:03 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 1 min8:12 am – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C1,284 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksAsh Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miStrete Gate Beachbeach · 3.2 miSheplegh Woodwoodland · under a mileBlackpool Sandsbeach · 3.4 miBow Woodwoodland · under a mileStanborough Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoyal Avenue Gardenspark · 4.8 miSource: 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 200539 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202649 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryDartmouth Medical Practice3.6 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy3.6 miDentistBritannia Dental Clinic4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlackawton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 140 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughDartmouth Academyages 3-19, 435 pupils4.0 miCollegeSouth Devon College6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT30 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL75 miRailway stationTotnes6.9 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge5.5 miFerryDartmouth South Embankment Ferry Terminal4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ9 postcode district.
