Local servicesHospitalMoretonhampstead Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryChagford Health Centre1.2 miPharmacyChagford Pharmacy1.0 miDentistChagford Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryChagford Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 137 pupils1.1 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group14.5 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT20 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL54 miRailway stationOkehampton Interchange6.7 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster17 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:02 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:14 am – 4:12 pm
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People7,087 residentsin the Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor census areaMedian age 52.42,913 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,138 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 48% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,392 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 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)
Nearby landmarksBradford Poollake · 1.9 miGidleigh Torhill · 1.0 miShilley Poollake · 2.7 miMeldon Hillhill · 1.5 miHoly Street Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Brakewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 miChagford Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201449 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband14% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband75% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,081 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation219 m719 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 269 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
