Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:03 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:13 pm
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People5,743 residentsin the Moretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor census areaMedian age 55.62,572 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,670 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 7% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,924 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksSoussons Cairn.historic site · 1.3 miForge In The Moorhistoric site · 2.4 miMel Poollake · 2.9 miCorndon Downhill · 1.6 miYar Torhill · 1.7 miCombestone Islandisland · 2.7 miSharrah Poollake · 3.3 miBellever Woods, Dartmoorwalk or trail · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWidecombe Greenpark · 2.4 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 200550 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation349 m1,145 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 281 to 388 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryThe Surgery5.9 miPharmacyAshburton Pharmacy6.3 miDentist7 West Street [Dental Practice]6.3 miPolice stationChudleigh Police StationNewton Abbot12 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT23 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL61 miRailway stationNewton Abbot12 miBus stationBus StationTavistock13 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing13 miCar parkYartor Down Car ParkWidecombe-in-the-Moor2.1 miEV chargingIONITY Ashburton6.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
