Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:01 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:12 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,085 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 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 spacesStover Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 104 haAshcombe Adventure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 13 haOakford Lawnpark · 3.0 miHackney Marshpark · 3.2 mi · 9 haChudleigh Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 202634 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 3.8 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.7 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
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewton Abbot Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryThe Health Centre (Chudleigh)2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyChudleigh Pharmacy1.8 miDentistGestridge Dental2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryChudleigh Church of England Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupils1.7 miSecondaryTeign Schoolages 11-18, 1,111 pupils2.7 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT12 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL57 miRailway stationNewton Abbot4.2 miBus stationRailway StationTopsham8.3 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing4.4 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
