Local servicesHospitalWellington & District Cottage Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryGrantlands Surgery Uffculme2.6 miPharmacyWilland Pharmacy4.3 miDentistWellington Dental Access Centre4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBurlescombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 30 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWebber's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 63 pupils1.8 miSecondaryUffculme Schoolages 11-16, 1,093 pupils2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT15 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway2.4 miBus stationCoach ParkTaunton11 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:58 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:13 am – 4:09 pm
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People6,803 residentsin the Bampton, Holcombe & Westleigh census areaMedian age 52.92,901 households75% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,265 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,039 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksKnowle Hillhill · 1.2 miRocknell Hillhill · 1.3 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileAller Grovewoodland · under a mileStockingford Waterlake · 3.7 miMill Streamriver · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGrand Western Canal Country Parkpark · under a mile · 47 haThe Parkpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201447 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202618 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 4.6 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband78% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,880 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation129 m423 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
