Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:02 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:14 am – 4:12 pm
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People6,224 residentsin the Horrabridge & Mary Tavy census areaMedian age 55.92,713 households80% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,630 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% 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 July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,836 mm of rain a year, 66 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksSoussons Cairn.historic site · 1.2 miWater Hillhill · under a mileFernworthy Stone Circlehistoric site · 2.5 miBellever Woods, Dartmoorwalk or trail · 1.2 miMerripit Hillhill · 1.0 miFernworthy Forestforest · 2.1 miFernworthy Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miPostbridge Clapper Bridgebridge · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWidecombe Greenpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200138 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 1.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,794 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation415 m1,362 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 340 to 489 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMoretonhampstead Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryChagford Health Centre4.6 miPharmacyChagford Pharmacy4.7 miDentistChagford Dental Practice4.7 miPolice stationOkehampton Volunteer Police Cadets10 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT22 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationOkehampton10 miBus stationBus StationTavistock13 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing15 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingWeneaNewton Abbot5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL19 postcode district.
