Stokenham

17°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 17° · 44% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 18° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:37

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Plymouth Centre, United Kingdom

2 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Kingsbridge Rural East · Devon And Cornwall

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

146 reported road collisions (2024)

33 killed or seriously injured · 183 casualties · 16.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

8 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kingsbridge Park Side (6.9 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£360,571 average▼ 6.8% YoY

Across South Hams · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,009 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY

• 1 bed £735
• 2 bed £918
• 3 bed £1,135

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

11.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.4 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 193.9p · Asda (10.1 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Whitebeam Wood Holiday Home (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

88,624 residents in South Hams · 100/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 56%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 219 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,615 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 47,850)

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

56 schools · 11,740 pupils

40 primary · 3 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Hams

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
• 36 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

236 applications decided

94.1% granted · 222 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Caroline Voaden

Liberal Democrat

South Devon

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 1
• Con 7
• LD 19
• Grn 3
• Oth 1

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£751 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,368 disposable income per head (2024)

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

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 50,991 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Wind 35% · Solar 11% · Nuclear 11%

173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.9 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.1
• Feeling worthwhile7.1
• Happiness yesterday6.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Devon:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership627 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks441 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office332 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership328 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s251 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Stokenham · 0.2 km

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  Slapton Ley · 2.0 km

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  Exercise Tiger · 2.2 km

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