Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:03 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:13 pm
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People7,087 residentsin the Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor census areaMedian age 52.42,913 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C2,264 mm of rain a year, 74 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksCombestone Islandisland · 1.0 miSnowdonmountain · 2.7 miDown Ridgehill · under a mileMel Poollake · 2.3 miCombestone Torhill · under a mileSharrah Poollake · 2.5 miDeep Swincombevalley · 1.0 miBroad Fallswaterfall · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 27 haWidecombe Greenpark · 4.6 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 200547 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband14% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband75% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,081 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation277 m909 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 232 to 427 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryThe Surgery4.2 miPharmacyAshburton Pharmacy6.3 miDentist7 West Street [Dental Practice]6.3 miPolice stationIvybridge Police Station10 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT25 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL64 miRailway stationIvybridge10 miBus stationBus StationTavistock11 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing12 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkDartmeet Car ParkYelverton1.0 miEV chargingIONITY Ashburton6.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL20 postcode district.
