Local servicesHospitalHolsworthy Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryRuby Country Medical Group1.2 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Holsworthy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDr John Chope And Associatesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryHolsworthy Community Collegeages 11-16, 551 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolsworthy Church of England Primary Schoolages 0-11, 338 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY38 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL60 miRailway stationOkehampton16 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing16 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX22 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:03 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:17 am – 4:13 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,169 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksMartyn's Woodwoodland · under a mileDerriton Woodwoodland · under a mileBlagdon Lakelake · 4.5 miHorslett Hillhill · 3.2 miRaggot Hillhill · 3.4 miCookworthy Forestforest · 5.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPins Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haStanhope Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.4 miCookworthy Moorpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201440 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201622 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 8.3 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
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 96 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
