Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryCollege Surgery Partnership3.0 miPharmacyBoots3.0 miDentistGolds Place Dental Practice3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT9.1 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL37 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway5.8 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre9.8 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing12 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.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:59 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:13 am – 4:10 pm
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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°C995 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 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 landmarksCat's Hillhill · 1.6 miBingwell Hillhill · 1.9 miChub's Pondpond · 1.2 miHolwell Combevalley · 2.0 miShepherd's Moorwoodland · under a mileHillersdon Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLinear Parkpark · 3.1 miPeople's Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 3 haKillerton Gardenspark · 4.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201446 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202623 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 3.2 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 9.3 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
Elevation115 m377 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 190 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
