Local servicesHospitalUniversity Hospitals Plymouth Estover1.6 miGP surgeryWoolwell Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBickleigh Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBickleigh Down Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 416 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWidewell Primary Academyages 4-11, 228 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNotre Dame RC Schoolages 11-18, 764 pupils1.6 miCollegeCity College Plymouth5.3 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT37 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL74 miRailway stationBere Ferrers3.2 miBus stationBus StationTavistock7.6 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing4.8 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:04 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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People7,305 residentsin the Glenholt & Widewell census areaMedian age 50.63,151 households81% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,148 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, public administration and defence 15%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,236 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January28 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 landmarksHele Bottomvalley · 1.1 miCoombe Bottomvalley · 1.2 miPeter Hopper's Hillhill · 1.8 miHaxter Woodwoodland · under a mileRoborough Plantationswoodland · under a milePennard's Pointheadland · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGoodwin Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 33 haBladder Meadowpark · 2.6 mi · 2 haMarjons Sports Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 8 haSouthway Drive Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miCentral Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 69 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200539 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201619 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 7.9 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,286 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation151 m495 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 109 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
