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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ13
Telephone code01364
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,790 residentsin the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh census areaMedian age 49.23,523 households63% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright14% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,601 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,316 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January26 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 10°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksYolland Hillhill · under a mileBlack Poollake · 2.1 miHorseshoe Fallswaterfall · 3.1 miBlackpool Islandisland · 2.1 miHigher Corner Poollake · 2.9 miDenbury Hillforthistoric site · 3.6 miCombevalley · 1.5 miAshburton Downhill · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 27 haAshburton Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileAshmoor Sports Centresports ground · under a mileWidecombe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200548 mi away, English 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 5.2 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryAshburton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyAshburton Pharmacyunder a mileDentistCroydon House Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationDevon & Cornwall PoliceNewton Abbot6.1 miCash machinePost OfficeNewton Abbotunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentIndependentSands Schoolages 11-18, 67 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshburton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 161 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Dartmoor Community Collegeages 11-18, 801 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSouth Devon College10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT21 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationTotnes6.2 miBus stationBus StationPaignton9.8 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing6.8 miBus stops19 within a mileCar parkMardle Way Car ParkBuckfastleigh2.7 miEV chargingIONITY Ashburtonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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