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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:03 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:15 am – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,710 residentsin the Okehampton census areaMedian age 47.03,513 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,493 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle55% 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 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C1,432 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWidgery Cross, Dartmoorhistoric site · 1.9 miIsland of Rocksisland · 1.1 miMeldon Reservoirreservoir · under a mileLongstone Hillhill · under a mileHomerton Hillhill · 1.2 miMeldon Woodswoodland · under a mileWidgery Crosshistoric site · 4.2 miEast Hill Okehamptonwalk or trail · 3.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOkehampton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 33 haSimmons Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201445 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201626 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 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,626 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation272 m892 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 197 to 412 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryPharmaderma LTD Okehampton2.7 miPharmacyPharmaderma Limited Okehampton2.7 miDentistOkehampton Dental Care2.6 miPolice stationOkehampton Police2.8 miCash machinePost OfficeOkehampton2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT28 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationOkehampton2.6 miBus stationBus StationTavistock12 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing22 miBus stops7 within a mileCar parkMeldon Reservoir Car ParkOkehampton Hamletsunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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