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°C1,940 mm of rain a year, 67 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksCombestone Islandisland · under a mileMel Poollake · 1.5 miSharrah Poollake · 1.8 miSnowdonmountain · 3.0 miYar Torhill · under a mileCombestone Torhill · under a mileHorseshoe Fallswaterfall · 2.9 miBellpool Islandisland · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 27 haWidecombe Greenpark · 3.7 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 202647 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.9 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
Elevation227 m745 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 195 to 411 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryThe Surgery5.1 miPharmacyAshburton Pharmacy5.5 miDentist7 West Street [Dental Practice]5.5 miPolice stationIvybridge Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT24 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationIvybridge10 miBus stationBus StationTavistock12 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing12 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkDartmeet Car ParkYelvertonunder a mileEV chargingIONITY Ashburton5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.
