Moving to Devon (South)

[ondevontime]

I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this or not but would be really grateful for any advice.

We are relocating to Devon due to my husband's new job in Torquay. The commute needs to be 30 minutes or less. We have two teenagers and one in primary so obviously need to take schooling into account. The children are not keen to be somewhere very rural or at least want somewhere with reasonable transport links. They are actually keen on Exeter itself but I'm concerned the commute might be a bit too far for my husband. Torquay itself seems quite run down.
I am torn between being near the sea and the moor.
I wondered if anyone has any recommendations of possible locations for us and might be able to describe the pros and cons of the places and whether they might suit a family/ what the roads are like, etc

Many thanks

Commuting from Exeter to Torquay, even with the new road, would still be in excess of 30 mins. I'd imagine more like 40/45 outside of rush hour. I'd be tempted by somewhere like Teignmouth as it's in between the two, on the coast with good rail connections.

Thanks @BlackboardMonitorVimes. I heard the commute wasn't quite so bad now with the bypass road.

What is Teignmouth like? I have driven around a bit and it looks a bit run down too although not as bad as Torquay town centre.