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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtPL20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:32 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,447 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBuckland Abbey - National Trusthistoric site · 1.0 miYelverton Rockhistoric site · 1.8 miStokehillhill · 1.3 miDouble Waterswater · 1.3 miDrake's Trail (cycle way)walk or trail · 2.6 miDidham Woodwoodland · under a mileLudbrook Woodwoodland · under a mileDenham Bridgebridge · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBuckland Monarchorum Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileWhitchurch Downpark · 3.1 mi · 163 haFillace Park Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.7 mi · 2 haThe Meadows Pleasure Groundpark · 3.5 mi · 7 haBenson Meadowpark · 3.6 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 201618 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.7 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
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 184 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryYelverton Surgery2.1 miPharmacyWell2.0 miDentistThe Rock Dental Practice2.1 miPolice stationDevon & Cornwall PolicePlymouth5.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Yelverton2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Academyages 4-11, 150 pupilsright herePrimaryHorrabridge Primary & Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 184 pupils1.9 miSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils3.4 miCollegeCity College Plymouth8.5 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL71 miRailway stationBere Alston3.1 miBus stationBus StationTavistock3.7 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing6.8 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingPoGo ChargePlymouth4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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