Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryBovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice2.7 miPharmacyBovey Tracey Pharmacy2.7 miDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryIlsington Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 95 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Dartmoor Community Collegeages 11-18, 801 pupils3.9 miCollegeSouth Devon College13.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT18 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationNewton Abbot6.8 miBus stationBus StationPaignton12 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing10 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 28 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
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People6,721 residentsin the Heathfield & Liverton census areaMedian age 49.22,963 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,126 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,435 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January28 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)
Parks and green spacesMill Marsh Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 10 haStover Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 104 haWidecombe Greenpark · 3.5 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 201949 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202640 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,092 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation257 m843 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 149 to 397 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
