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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ7
Telephone codeNot listed
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 – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,762 residentsin the Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming census areaMedian age 58.52,656 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,356 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 8% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 January: highs 10°C, lows 4°C1,186 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksTorcross Beachbeach · 3.1 miSlapton Sandsbeach · 3.1 miPark Baybay · 2.7 miBatt's Hillhill · 1.9 miHalwell Pointheadland · 3.0 miKingsbridge Estuaryestuary · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrittons Fieldpark · 2.5 miDuncombe Parkpark · 2.6 miCattle Market Gardenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200536 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202143 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband81% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryChillington Health Centre1.3 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistQuay Dental2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStokenham Area Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.7 miPrimaryCharleton Church of England Academyages 2-11, 24 pupils1.8 miSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupils3.0 miCollegeSouth Devon College10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL79 miRailway stationTotnes11 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge2.7 miFerryKingsbridge Ferry Landing2.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ7 postcode district.


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