Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:02 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
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People5,743 residentsin the Moretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor census areaMedian age 55.62,572 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,670 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 7% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C1,267 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December25 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)
Nearby landmarksBecka Fallswaterfall · 1.7 miTrenchford Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miIndio Lakelake · 2.8 miTottiford Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miTown Orchardwoodland · under a mileHigher Knowle Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBovey Tracey Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 29 haMill Marsh Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 10 haStover Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 104 haBridford Woodland Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201947 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 236 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryBovey Tracey & Chudleigh Practice2.5 miPharmacyBovey Tracey Pharmacy2.4 miDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group11.0 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationNewton Abbot7.9 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre11 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing11 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
