Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPharmaderma LTD Okehampton3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPharmaderma Limited Okehampton2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOkehampton Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryOkehampton Collegeages 11-18, 1,066 pupilsright herePrimaryOkehampton Primary School and Foundation Unitages 2-11, 420 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt James Church of England Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 244 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT26 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL54 miRailway stationOkehamptonunder a mileBus stationBus StationTavistock15 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing21 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:02 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:15 am – 4:12 pm
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People7,710 residentsin the Okehampton census areaMedian age 47.03,513 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,493 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,320 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksBall Hillhill · under a mileEast Hillhill · under a mileSterrage Woodwoodland · under a mileCors Combevalley · 2.0 miHook Woodwoodland · under a mileIsland of Rocksisland · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSimmons Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haOkehampton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 33 haParklands Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 12 haCastle Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201444 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 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 3.3 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,626 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 138 to 303 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
