Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 32 min4:59 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 56 min8:14 am – 4:10 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°C1,096 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileCrockers Downhill · 1.8 miExe Valleyvalley · 1.7 miLongstoneshill · 2.7 miWeir Poollake · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWillow Tree Barn Fitnesssports ground · under a milePeople's Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 3 haRackenford Commonpark · 4.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201441 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202627 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 2.9 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: 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
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 249 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryTiverton GP-Led Minor Injuries Unit2.1 miPharmacyTiverton Pharmacy2.1 miDentistTiverton And District Hospital2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBolham Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 105 pupils2.0 miSecondaryTiverton High Schoolages 11-162.0 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group13.2 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT14 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL34 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway7.8 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre13 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing17 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
