Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:02 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:15 am – 4:12 pm
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People7,710 residentsin the Okehampton census areaMedian age 47.03,513 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,493 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,347 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January36 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksNine Maidens stone circlehistoric site · under a mileFinch Foundryhistoric site · 1.3 miShilley Poollake · 2.4 miBelstone Torhill · under a mileHigher Torhill · 1.1 miEast Hill Okehamptonwalk or trail · 1.9 miCors Combevalley · 1.6 miRat Combevalley · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSimmons Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haFatherford Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 2 haParklands Leisure Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201445 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,626 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation294 m965 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 227 to 430 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryOkehampton Medical Centre2.1 miPharmacyPharmaderma Limited Okehampton2.3 miDentistOkehampton Community Hospital2.2 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets2.1 miCash machineWhitehouse Services, Tongue Endunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySouth Tawton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 201 pupils1.8 miSecondaryOkehampton Collegeages 11-18, 1,066 pupils2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL53 miRailway stationOkehampton Interchange1.6 miBus stationBus StationTavistock15 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster21 miBus stops3 within a mileCar parkMill Road Car ParkOkehampton2.2 miEV chargingWeneaNewton Abbot9.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.
