Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 26 min5:05 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 2 min8:13 am – 4:15 pm
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People7,233 residentsin the Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers census areaMedian age 53.23,209 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,115 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,113 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December9 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksCellar Beachbeach · under a mileCasa del Riohistoric site · 1.1 miMachine Beachbeach · under a mileLong Covebay · under a mileRed Covebay · under a mileSeason Pointheadland · under a mileHigh Cliffscliffs · under a mileSearush Covetidal water · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.4 miWembury Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miButts Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haStray Parkpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200530 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201625 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,447 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Gould Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryNewton Ferrers Branch Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyD A Tubb1.2 miDentistElburton Dental3.8 miPolice stationDevonport and West Plymouth Police4.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Newton Ferrers, Newton Ferrers1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNewton Ferrers Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 125 pupils1.5 miPrimaryWembury Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupils1.7 miSecondaryCoombe Dean Schoolages 11-18, 1,000 pupils3.6 miCollegeCity College Plymouth6.7 miUniversityArts University Plymouth5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT41 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL82 miRailway stationPlymouth6.2 miBus stationBus StationKingsbridge13 miFerryWarren Point Ferry LandingNewton Ferrersunder a mileBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingWeneaPlymstock4.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL8 postcode district.
