Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryFremington Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots1.1 miDentistHillcrest Smiles Limited3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryFremington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 309 pupils1.0 miPrimaryInstow Community Primary and Pre-Schoolages 4-11, 136 pupils1.1 miSecondaryBraunton Academyages 11-16, 828 pupils3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT39 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationBarnstaple3.6 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple4.0 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing1.8 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:01 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
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People6,699 residentsin the Fremington & Instow census areaMedian age 55.02,959 households79% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,753 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle77% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,085 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksInstow Beachbeach · 1.8 miHorsey Ridgebeach · 1.9 miHorsey Islandisland · 2.1 miFremington Pilltidal water · 1.5 miPaige's Pilltidal water · 1.6 miBickleton Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGriggs Fieldpark · under a mile · 5 haNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 229 haNorth Devon Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haMill Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miPilton Parkpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201421 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202348 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,292 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
