Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
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People6,721 residentsin the Heathfield & Liverton census areaMedian age 49.22,963 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,126 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,078 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January21 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksStover Lakelake · under a mileIndio Lakelake · 1.5 miWhite Hillhill · under a mileBovey and Teign Meetingwater · 1.0 miIngsdon Hillhill · 1.9 miBradley Pondspond · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStover Country Parkpark · under a mile · 104 haStover Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haMill Marsh Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 10 haChudleigh Knighton Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miOakford Lawnpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201948 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202638 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,092 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -38 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBovey Tracey Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryIlford Park Polish Home2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDevon Pharma2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBovey Tracey Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimarySt Catherine's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupilsunder a mileIndependentStover Schoolages 3-18, 509 pupils1.1 miSecondaryTeign Schoolages 11-18, 1,111 pupils2.4 miCollegeSouth Devon College11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT15 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationNewton Abbot3.6 miBus stationBus StationPaignton10 miFerryShaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing6.8 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TQ12 postcode district.
