Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min5:04 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:18 am – 4:14 pm
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People7,505 residentsin the Poundstock & Kilkhampton census areaMedian age 51.13,084 households73% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,292 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,217 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksWarren Long Beachbeach · 1.6 miEliza Beachbeach · 1.6 miHartland Forestforest · 1.2 miBurn Manorhistoric site · 2.5 miDuckpoolbay · 1.6 miMaer Lake Nature Reservelake · 2.4 miCoombe Valleyvalley · under a mileWarren Pointcliffs · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesIvyleaf Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 7 haPenstowe Sports and Leisure Clubsports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201438 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201625 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 1.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStratton Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryStratton Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyStratton Pharmacy2.7 miDentistMorwenna Dental Surgery2.8 miPolice stationBude Police2.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kilkhampton, Kilkhampton1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKilkhampton Junior and Infant Schoolages 5-11, 148 pupils1.6 miSecondaryBudehaven Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,145 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY36 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationChapelton (Devon)24 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing17 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkSummerleaze Long Stay Car ParkBude2.9 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationHolsworthy6.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX23 postcode district.
