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Primary Schools 8 Music Schools 8 Independent or Preparatory Schools 8 Language Schools 6 Nursery Schools 6 Martial Arts Schools 6 After School Clubs 4 Business Schools 4 Riding School and Stables 4 Schools 4 Tennis Lessons 3 Swimming Lessons 3 Drama Schools 3 Dance Schools 3 English Language Schools 3 High and Secondary Schools 3 Karate Schools 3 Driving Schools 3 Kung Fu Schools 2 Ballet Schools 2 Art and Design Schools 1 Community Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalHoniton Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryGrantlands Surgery Uffculme2.8 miPharmacyWilland Pharmacy3.8 miDentistCullompton Dental Centre4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKentisbeare Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 172 pupils1.7 miSecondaryUffculme Schoolages 11-16, 1,093 pupils3.0 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group14.9 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT11 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL36 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway4.3 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton13 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing15 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX15 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX15 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:59 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:13 am – 4:09 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,523 residentsin the Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton census areaMedian age 46.93,611 households73% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,206 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,053 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlackborough Beaconhill · under a mileSheldon Hillhill · 1.4 miBlackborough Commonwoodland · under a mileThe Grovewoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.7 miLickham Bottomvalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 47 haLinear Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 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 202616 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 3.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,793 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation224 m735 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 276 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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