Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:01 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:12 am – 4:11 pm
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People6,602 residentsin the Teignmouth South census areaMedian age 49.13,255 households52% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright17% social rented, 31% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,840 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C952 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October13 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksTeignmouth Beachbeach · under a mileSpratt Sandbeach · under a mileEast Cliffcliffs · under a mileThe Nessheadland · under a mileLabrador Baybay · 1.4 miBundle Headheadland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMules Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haBitton Parkpark · under a mileHomeyards Botanical Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haMilford Parkplaying field · under a mileShaldon Golf Course Pitch and Puttgolf course · under a mile · 10 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201945 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202633 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)3,655 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTeignmouth Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGlendevon Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBupa Dental Care Teignmouthright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryTeignmouth Community School, Exeter Roadages 11-18, 748 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTrinity Schoolages 2-19, 257 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOur Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 134 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College10.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationTeignmouthunder a mileBus stationBus StationPaignton8.3 miFerryTeignmouth Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ14 postcode district.
