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°C1,058 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January23 days of air frost, 6 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 · 1.5 mi · 104 haStover Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 40 haMill Marsh Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 10 haDecoy Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 54 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 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 202639 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 2.9 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryIlford Park Polish Home1.3 miPharmacyDevon Pharma1.4 miDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 specialPrimaryBlackpool Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 244 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Catherine's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupils1.5 miSecondaryCoombeshead Academyages 11-18, 870 pupils3.5 miCollegeSouth Devon College11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT17 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL60 miRailway stationNewton Abbot4.4 miBus stationBus StationPaignton10 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing8.2 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ12 postcode district.
