Local servicesHospitalHolsworthy Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryBlack Torrington Surgery3.6 miPharmacyBoots4.1 miDentistDr John Chope And Associates4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBradford Primary Schoolages 2-11, 24 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHolsworthy Community Collegeages 11-16, 551 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT37 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL57 miRailway stationOkehampton13 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing14 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX22 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:03 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:16 am – 4:13 pm
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People7,269 residentsin the Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath census areaMedian age 54.73,105 households78% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,297 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 58% go by car, 4% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,230 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksCookworthy Forestforest · 1.3 miDunsland Woodswoodland · under a mileLittle Moor Plantationswoodland · under a mileBlagdon Lakelake · 5.2 miHolsworthy Beaconhill · 4.2 miHighhampton Lakeswater · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCookworthy Moorpark · 1.4 miRuby Oak Parksports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 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 201624 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband64% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,380 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
