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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ8
Telephone code01548
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:04 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:11 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,122 residentsin the Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone census areaMedian age 56.72,416 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,149 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, hospitality 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 54% go by car, 11% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 10°C, lows 4°C1,074 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December12 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 4 to 10°CJFebruary: 4 to 10°CFMarch: 5 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 5 to 10°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorth Sandsbeach · under a mileSmall's Covebay · under a mileMill Baybay · under a mileSouth Sandsbeach · 1.0 miSnapes Pointheadland · under a mileHalwell Pointheadland · 1.1 miBolberryhistoric site · 2.7 miSunny Covetidal water · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · within reachJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileTwomeadsplaying field · under a mileBrittons Fieldpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200531 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202144 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 4.7 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryRedfern Health Centreright herePharmacyPharmaderma LTD Salcomberight hereDentistSalcombe Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationKingsbridge Police Station3.5 miCash machineAsda (C) Kingsbridge - Ilbert Road PFS, Kingsbridge3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySalcombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 80 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMalborough with South Huish Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 85 pupils2.0 miSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupils3.0 miCollegeSouth Devon College14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT38 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL82 miRailway stationIvybridge12 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge3.2 miFerrySalcombe Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops13 within a mileCar parkWhitestrand motorcycle parkingSalcombeunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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