Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 25 min5:04 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:12 am – 4:14 pm
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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 January: highs 10°C, lows 4°C1,081 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January17 days of air frost, 3 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)
Parks and green spacesCattle Market Gardenpark · 2.1 miDuncombe Parkpark · 2.2 miBrittons Fieldpark · 2.4 miTrebblepark Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 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 200532 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Aug 202147 mi away, English ChannelSource: 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 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
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Hams Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryNorton Brook Medical Centre2.0 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy2.0 miDentistKingsbridge Dental Centre2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWest Alvington Church of England Academyages 2-11, 34 pupils1.4 miPrimaryThurlestone All Saints Church of England Academyages 2-11, 149 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKingsbridge Academyages 11-18, 1,199 pupils1.8 miCollegeSouth Devon College14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL80 miRailway stationIvybridge8.8 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge2.1 miFerryBantham Ferry Landing2.1 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ7 postcode district.
