Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:00 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:16 am – 4:10 pm
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People10,753 residentsin the South Molton census areaMedian age 48.74,614 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,924 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,526 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 4 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)
Parks and green spacesJonathan Edwards Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 26 haThe Lawnpark · 3.9 mi · 17 haMillenium Greenpark · 4.4 miMillennium Greenpark · 4.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201849 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202644 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,127 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 123 to 232 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Molton Hospital4.0 miGP surgerySouth Molton Medical Centre4.1 miPharmacyBoots4.1 miDentistNext Wave Dental6.6 miPolice stationSouth Molton Police Station4.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentWest Buckland Schoolages 3-18, 499 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Molton Community Collegeages 11-16, 656 pupils4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT31 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL33 miRailway stationUmberleigh6.1 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple7.2 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing13 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationSouth Molton4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX32 postcode district.
