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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:03 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:15 am – 4:13 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,904 residentsin the Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe census areaMedian age 53.62,891 households74% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright5% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,318 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,962 mm of rain a year, 62 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 18°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhite Lady Waterfallwaterfall · 2.7 miGreat Noddenhill · 1.0 miBeara Downhill · 1.0 miLydford Forestforest · 2.2 miWestdown Poollake · 2.8 miAlder Lakelake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201448 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201622 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,848 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation249 m817 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 189 to 374 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital6.7 miGP surgeryPharmaderma LTD Okehampton6.4 miPharmacyPharmaderma Limited Okehampton6.4 miDentistOkehampton Dental Care6.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLydford Primary Schoolages 2-11, 32 pupils1.4 miPrimaryBridestowe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT30 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL60 miRailway stationOkehampton6.2 miBus stationBus StationTavistock8.4 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing18 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX20 postcode district.


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