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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ11
Telephone code01364
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:03 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:13 am – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,790 residentsin the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh census areaMedian age 49.23,523 households63% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright14% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,601 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle46% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,912 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Poollake · under a mileBlackpool Islandisland · under a mileHorseshoe Fallswaterfall · 2.4 miMill Leatwater · under a mileSalters Poollake · 2.5 miWellsfoot Islandisland · 2.5 miNorth Woodwoodland · under a mileSnowdonmountain · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 27 haDuckspond Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haVictoria Parkplaying field · 1.1 miRiver Dart Pumptracksports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200546 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 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 2.6 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 157 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryBuckfastleigh Medical Centre1.0 miPharmacyBuckfastleigh Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentist7 West Street [Dental Practice]1.7 miPolice stationTotnes Police Station5.7 miCash machineJ. Searle & Son, 43 Fore Street1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Buckfastages 3-11, 168 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBuckfastleigh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 112 pupils1.0 miSecondarySouth Dartmoor Community Collegeages 11-18, 801 pupils2.5 miCollegeSouth Devon College10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL65 miRailway stationTotnes5.8 miBus stationBus StationPaignton10 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing6.4 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkMardle Way Car ParkBuckfastleigh1.0 miEV chargingIONITY Ashburton2.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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