Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 27 min5:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,350 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksHanging Cliffhill · 1.7 miBattens Woodwoodland · under a milePennard's Pointheadland · 2.8 miWattons Woodwoodland · under a mileDouble Waterswater · 2.5 miWeir Pointheadland · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · 2.8 miGoodwin Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 33 haOrchard 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 200541 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201615 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 3.1 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: 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
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryBere Alston Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBere Peninsula Pharmacy Limitedunder a mileDentistThe Rock Dental Practice4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBere Alston Primary Academyages 2-11, 106 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCalstock Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 60 pupils1.3 miSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils4.4 miCollegeCity College Plymouth7.5 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL73 miRailway stationBere Alstonunder a mileBus stationBus StationTavistock4.9 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing5.1 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL20 postcode district.
