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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtTQ13
Telephone code01364
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:02 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:13 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,743 residentsin the Moretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor census areaMedian age 55.62,572 households77% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,670 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 7% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,721 mm of rain a year, 59 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForge In The Moorhistoric site · under a mileWind Torhill · under a mileSoussons Cairn.historic site · 3.0 miPil Torhill · 1.1 miBecka Fallswaterfall · 3.5 miLower Corner Poollake · 3.1 miMel Poollake · 3.1 miHorseshoe Fallswaterfall · 3.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWidecombe Greenpark · under a mileNorth Hall Sports and Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileRiver Dart Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 31 May 200142 mi away, Off Hartland Pt, DevonMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202644 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband69% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation239 m784 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 226 to 401 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAshburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryAshburton Surgery4.8 miPharmacyAshburton Pharmacy4.7 miDentistCroydon House Dental Surgery4.8 miPolice stationChudleigh Police StationNewton Abbot9.2 miCash machinePost OfficeNewton Abbot4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWidecombe-in-the-Moor Primaryages 4-11, 93 pupilsright hereSecondarySouth Dartmoor Community Collegeages 11-18, 801 pupils4.6 miCollegeSouth Devon College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT21 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL60 miRailway stationNewton Abbot9.9 miBus stationBus StationPaignton15 miFerryTotnes Ferry Landing12 miBus stops5 within a mileCar parkHemsworthy Gate Car Parking AreaWidecombe-in-the-Moor1.5 miEV chargingIONITY Ashburton4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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