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Park and Gardens 10 Art Galleries 9 Museums 9 Holiday Parks 7 Theatres 6 Lakes 6 Aquariums 5 Theme Parks 2 Golf Courses 2 Zoos 1

Local servicesHospitalLaunceston Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryLifton Surgery2.1 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy5.4 miDentistCastle Rise Dental Practice5.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL64 miRailway stationGunnislake9.4 miBus stationBus StationTavistock8.1 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing17 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX20
Telephone codeNot listed
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 min8:15 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,904 residentsin the Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe census areaMedian age 53.62,891 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,318 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,061 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January30 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPortgatehillhill · under a mileAlder Lakelake · 3.4 miThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileRoadford Lakelake · 3.6 miBadpark Woodwoodland · under a mileWhite Lady Waterfallwaterfall · 5.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 201449 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201616 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,848 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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