Local servicesHospitalTorbay Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryKingskerswell & Ipplepen Med Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOcean Orthodontic Clinic1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryKingskerswell Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 353 pupils1.2 miPrimaryShiphay Learning Academyages 3-11, 373 pupils1.4 miSecondaryTorquay Boys' Grammar Schoolages 11-18, 1,087 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Devon College5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT19 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL64 miRailway stationTorre2.3 miBus stationBus StationPaignton3.9 miFerryTorquay - North Quay3.5 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:02 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:12 am – 4:12 pm
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People6,125 residentsin the Kingskerswell census areaMedian age 52.12,695 households80% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,753 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,121 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksBlue Mountainmountain · 1.6 miFarradon Hillhill · under a mileRed Hillhill · under a mileAptor Poollake · 2.2 miBickley Pondpond · under a mileCorbyn's Beachbeach · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDecoy Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 54 haDainton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 49 haPreston Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 36 haKitson Parkpark · 1.6 miArmada Parksports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haSherwell Valley Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200550 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
