Kingskerswell

17°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 13° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:37

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

28 reported · July 2026▼ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences13
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Drugs3
• Anti-social behaviour2

2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Kingskerswell & Rural · Devon And Cornwall

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

222 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 281 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

97 food businesses within 2 miles

• 77 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newton Abbot (3.6 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£303,564 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Teignbridge · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£958 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

• 1 bed £653
• 2 bed £867
• 3 bed £1,083

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.7 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (3.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (6.9 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Wighton Pub & Restaurant (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

134,801 residents in Teignbridge · 200/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 27%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 186 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,643 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (22% of 65,470)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

70 schools · 16,497 pupils

47 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 23 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

57inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Teignbridge

832 CQC-registered services

• Care homes310
• GP practices118
• Dentists158
• Homecare agencies155
• Hospitals & hospices39

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon

• Not in the Green Belt
• 51 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

165 applications decided

79.4% granted · 131 granted, 34 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Martin Wrigley

Liberal Democrat

Newton Abbot

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 9
• LD 25
• Ref 1
• Oth 12

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,640 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

16 jobs advertised · £34,520 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Veterinary Surgeon - Torquay, Become a Maths Tutor in Kingskerswell – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£689 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,367 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 67,262 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

65% low-carbon electricity

Gas 34% · Wind 31% · Solar 23% · Nuclear 10%

135 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newton Abbot:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership468 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office349 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership337 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s256 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test247 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Kingskerswell · 0.7 km

  Kingskerswell is a village and civil parish within Teignbridge local government district in the south of Devon, England. The village grew up where an ancient track took the narrowest point across a marshy valley and i…

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  Aller Vale Pottery · 0.9 km

  The Aller Vale Pottery was formed in 1865 on the northern edge of the village of Kingskerswell in South Devon, England, on the likely site of a medieval pottery. It became well known for the creation of art pottery at…

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  Coffinswell · 0.9 km

  Coffinswell is a small village in South Devon, England, just off the A380, the busy Newton Abbot to Torquay road. It lies within Teignbridge District Council.

• Aller Park, Devon · 1.1 km

  Aller Park was a village in Devon, England, southeast of the town of Newton Abbot. The name is shared with the Aller Brook, which joins the River Teign at Newton Abbot.

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  Aller Sand Pit · 1.7 km

  Aller Sand Pit is a 0.22 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon, notified in 1969. It is the type section for the Aller Gravel.

• North Whilborough · 1.8 km

  North Whilborough is a hamlet in Teignbridge, Devon, England in the parish of Kingskerswell. It is near the seaside resort of Torquay.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)