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Forder Green Devon

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Theatres 13 Museums 10 Park and Gardens 8 Holiday Parks 8 Art Galleries 8 Zoos 7 Aquariums 7 Lakes 6 Golf Courses 5 Theme Parks 3 Nature Reserves 3 Go Karting 2 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryAshburton Surgery1.9 miPharmacyAshburton Pharmacy2.1 miDentistCroydon House Dental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryLandscove Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 91 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBroadhempston Village Primary Schoolages 4-11, 43 pupils1.6 miSecondarySouth Dartmoor Community Collegeages 11-18, 801 pupils2.1 miCollegeSouth Devon College8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT21 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL64 miRailway stationTotnes4.5 miBus stationBus StationPaignton8.0 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ13 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ13
Telephone codeNot listed
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 –
People5,590 residentsin the Ipplepen & Broadhempston census areaMedian age 54.42,406 households80% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,508 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% walk or cycle69% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,190 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January26 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 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 landmarksTorcorn Hillhill · under a mileKnowle Hillhill · under a mileDartington Islandisland · 2.7 miHood Islandisland · 2.7 miBlack Poollake · 3.2 miHalswell Brakewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 27 haHeath's Gardenpark · 4.9 miLeechwell Gardenpark · 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,477 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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