Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:01 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:16 am – 4:11 pm
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People10,159 residentsin the Roundswell & Landkey census areaMedian age 44.34,358 households71% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,934 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 65% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,033 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksLittle Hillhill · 1.1 miHearson Hillhill · 1.5 miWoodland Woodwoodland · under a mileLower Ford Woodwoodland · under a mileHeddon Bottomvalley · 2.9 miBalman's Poollake · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillennium Greenpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haYeo Valley Community Woodlandpark · 4.7 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201425 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202647 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,878 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation122 m400 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Devon District Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryLitchdon Medical Centre4.0 miPharmacyNewport Pharmacy And Health Clinic4.0 miDentistNext Wave Dental4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySwimbridge Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 79 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Park Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,408 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT32 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationUmberleigh2.1 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple4.9 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing9.0 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX37 postcode district.
