Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:04 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:17 am – 4:14 pm
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People10,184 residentsin the Holsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe census areaMedian age 50.94,373 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,578 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 9% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% 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 February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,193 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksBurn Woodwoodland · under a mileNorth Woodwoodland · 1.0 miWidemouth Sandbeach · 4.8 miSummerleaze Beachbeach · 4.9 miMaer Lake Nature Reservelake · 4.9 miHartland Forestforest · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVinnicombe Park Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201441 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201620 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,796 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStratton Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryStratton Medical Centre3.5 miPharmacyStratton Pharmacy3.5 miDentistBuda Dental Care Bude3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBridgerule Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 62 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBudehaven Community Schoolages 11-18, 1,145 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationOkehampton21 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing19 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX22 postcode district.
