Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
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People5,743 residentsin the Moretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor census areaMedian age 55.62,572 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,670 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 7% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C1,207 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 · 1.0 miWilsworthy Bottomvalley · under a mileStover Lakelake · 2.4 miBecka Fallswaterfall · 3.1 miWhite Hillhill · 1.3 miBlue Waters Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMill Marsh Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 10 haStover Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 104 haBovey Tracey Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 29 haOakford Lawnpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201948 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202639 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryBovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice1.3 miPharmacyBovey Tracey Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryIlsington Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 95 pupils1.0 miPrimaryBovey Tracey Academyages 4-11, 245 pupils1.3 miSecondarySouth Dartmoor Community Collegeages 11-18, 801 pupils4.4 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group12.3 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationNewton Abbot5.5 miBus stationBus StationPaignton12 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing8.9 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
