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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min5:01 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:14 am – 4:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,500 residentsin the Bow, Lapford & Yeoford census areaMedian age 51.32,717 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,125 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C862 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHigher Woolsgrovehill · 1.8 miHigherdown Bottomvalley · 2.3 miSeven Acre Brakewoodland · 1.3 miCombe Fish Pondspond · 1.9 miBinnefordwater · 2.8 miHorwell Woodwoodland · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Dave Pullen Memorial Recreation Fieldplaying field · 1.1 miWaterbridge Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 9 haUpper Deckpark · 3.3 miSandford Millennium Greenpark · 3.5 mi · 2 haPeoples Parkpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201443 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202636 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.8 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 broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCrediton Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBow Medical Practice2.7 miPharmacyCrediton Pharmacy3.7 miDentistThe Dental Department3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCopplestone Primary Schoolages 4-11, 138 pupils1.1 miPrimaryYeoford Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 56 pupils1.8 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth'sages 11-18, 1,096 pupils3.4 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group10.2 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT15 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL45 miRailway stationCopplestone1.2 miBus stationBus StationExeter City Centre11 miFerryTopsham Lock Ferry LandingExminster14 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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