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Liftondown Devon

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Primary Schools 7 Driving Schools 5 Nursery Schools 5 After School Clubs 2 Community Schools 2 Dance Schools 2 Independent or Preparatory Schools 2 Language Schools 2 Riding School and Stables 2 Schools 2 Art and Design Schools 1 Music Schools 1 Drama Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalLaunceston Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryLifton Surgery1.4 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.2 miDentistCastle Rise Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLifton Community Academyages 2-11, 131 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLaunceston Collegeages 11-18, 1,205 pupils2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY33 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL67 miRailway stationGunnislake10 miBus stationBus StationTavistock10 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing17 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL15 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL15 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL15
Telephone code01566
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:04 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:16 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,269 residentsin the Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath census areaMedian age 54.73,105 households78% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,297 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,141 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Mill Leatwater · 1.7 miPolson Woodwoodland · under a mileRookerywoodland · 1.0 miGallows Hillhill · 3.0 miTower Hillhill · 3.1 miHermitage Poollake · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLaunceston Rugby Clubsports ground · under a mile · 6 haCoronation Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 5 haCastle Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201450 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201614 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband64% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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