Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practiceright herePharmacyBovey Tracey Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBovey Tracey Academyages 4-11, 245 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHennock Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 45 pupils1.7 miSecondaryTeign Schoolages 11-18, 1,111 pupils4.1 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT15 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL57 miRailway stationNewton Abbot5.5 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham11 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing8.3 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
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People9,823 residentsin the Chudleigh & Bovey Tracey census areaMedian age 49.44,411 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,671 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,210 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January21 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksIndio Lakelake · under a mileWhitewash Poollake · 1.9 miWhite Hillhill · 1.1 miMiddle Combevalley · 1.0 miBecka Fallswaterfall · 3.6 miBradley Pondspond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMill Marsh Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haBovey Tracey Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 29 haStover Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 104 haHennock Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miOakford Lawnpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201947 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202638 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,783 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
