Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:58 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:11 am – 4:08 pm
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People9,813 residentsin the Axminster census areaMedian age 50.44,410 households68% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright14% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,303 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, construction 9%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,033 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksHoney Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.7 miStorridge Hillhill · 1.4 miSnowdon Hillmountain · 4.0 miFord Coppicewoodland · under a mileChurchill Coppicewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSnowden Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 6 haMitchell Gardenspark · 3.6 mi · 2 haJocelyn Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201921 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 20264 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 3.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,776 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAxminster Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryRestharrow2.7 miPharmacyMorton's Pharmacy2.6 miDentistAxminster Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Andrew's CofE Primary Academyages 2-11, 120 pupils1.0 miSecondaryAxe Valley Academyages 11-16, 741 pupils2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT20 miMajor airportBristol Airport BRS41 miRailway stationAxminster2.9 miBus stationBus StationBridport11 miFerryBridgwater Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX13 postcode district.
