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°C1,071 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January28 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesHennock Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMill Marsh Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 10 haTeign Valley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 42 haStover Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 104 haBridford Woodland Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201945 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202636 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 2.8 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.1 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
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 258 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryBovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice1.8 miPharmacyBovey Tracey Pharmacy1.8 miDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHennock Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 45 pupilsright herePrimaryBovey Tracey Academyages 4-11, 245 pupils1.7 miSecondaryTeign Schoolages 11-18, 1,111 pupils4.8 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group9.3 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter9.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT13 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationNewton Abbot6.4 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre9.6 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing8.4 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
