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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX6 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX6
Telephone code01647
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:02 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:14 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,289 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSpinsters' Rockhistoric site · 1.2 miBradford Poollake · 1.1 miCastle Drogo-National Trustcastle · 2.4 miShilley Poollake · 2.8 miFrance Hillhill · 1.3 miFinch Foundryhistoric site · 3.4 miFurshamdown Bottomvalley · 1.5 miWillie's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCheriton Bishop Village Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201447 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202642 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 3.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.5 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
Elevation241 m791 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 186 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoretonhampstead Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryChagford Health Centre3.3 miPharmacyChagford Pharmacy3.2 miDentistChagford Dental Practice3.2 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets6.5 miCash machineWhitehouse Services, Tongue End5.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group13.7 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT19 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL52 miRailway stationSampford CourtenayBelstone Corner5.6 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre14 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster17 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingWeneaNewton Abbot5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX6 postcode district.


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