Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBideford Medical Centre3.9 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy2.9 miDentistQueen Anne Dental Surgery4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBuckland Brewer Primary Schoolages 2-11, 49 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBideford Collegeages 11-18, 1,455 pupils3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT40 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL49 miRailway stationChapelton (Devon)10 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple11 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing4.1 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:02 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:12 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 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,246 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December28 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 landmarksMelbury Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miJennetts Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miSouth Cleave Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Woodwoodland · under a mileGauter Poollake · 3.8 miCanns Waterlake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAnnery Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haOld Town Gardenspark · 3.8 miRack Parkpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201428 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201634 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 2.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.9 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
Elevation146 m479 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 172 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
