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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL20
Telephone code01822
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,543 residentsin the Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton census areaMedian age 54.32,903 households74% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,768 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% 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 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,463 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°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 landmarksYelverton Rockhistoric site · under a mileBuckland Abbey - National Trusthistoric site · 2.3 miStokehillhill · 1.2 miYelverton Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miBurrator Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miHuckworthy Bridgebridge · 1.7 miDenham Bridgebridge · 1.8 miSharpitorwalk or trail · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesYelverton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 172 haYelverton War Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haFillace Park Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 2 haWhitchurch Downpark · 3.2 mi · 163 haThe Meadows Pleasure Groundpark · 4.5 mi · 7 haBenson Meadowpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200542 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201620 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,971 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation189 m620 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 105 to 204 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryYelverton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyWellright hereDentistThe Rock Dental Practiceright herePolice stationDevon & Cornwall PolicePlymouth6.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Yelvertonright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 specialPrimaryHorrabridge Primary & Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 184 pupils1.0 miPrimaryLady Modiford's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 1 pupils1.3 miSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils4.5 miCollegeCity College Plymouth9.0 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL70 miRailway stationBere Alston5.1 miBus stationBus StationTavistock4.7 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing7.8 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingWeneaPlymouth5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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