Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead Tiverton & District Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBampton Surgery1.7 miPharmacyBampton Pharmacy1.7 miDentistTiverton And District Hospital3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBampton Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 127 pupils1.6 miSecondaryTiverton High Schoolages 11-163.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT16 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationTiverton Parkway6.8 miFerryMinehead Harbour17 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min4:59 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:14 am – 4:09 pm
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People8,876 residentsin the Tiverton North & Outer census areaMedian age 48.43,818 households74% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,413 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle60% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,202 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 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 landmarksWeir Poollake · under a mileAusturn Poollake · under a mileDry Hillhill · 1.0 miCovedown Knaphill · 1.1 miHigh Woodwoodland · under a mileLowerpark Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPeople's Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201440 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202626 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 3.0 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,952 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 210 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
