Local servicesHospitalIlfracombe Hospital12 miGP surgeryLynton Health Centre1.0 miPharmacyLynton Pharmacy1.0 miDentistMarlborough Dental Centre12 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLynton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupils1.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL25 miRailway stationBarnstaple14 miBus stationLyndale Coach ParkLynmouth1.2 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landing12 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX35 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:59 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:17 am – 4:09 pm
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People5,566 residentsin the Lynton & Combe Martin census areaMedian age 55.02,490 households74% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,487 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: hospitality 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 3°C1,184 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January24 days of air frost, 1 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)
Parks and green spacesMiddleham Gardenspark · 1.3 miHolman Parkplaying field · under a mileThe Beaconsports ground · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201838 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202647 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.8 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 broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,918 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation270 m886 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 317 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
