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Local servicesHospitalNorth Devon District Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryCombe Martin2.9 miPharmacyCombe Martin Pharmacy3.6 miDentistChivenor Dental Centre5.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKentisbury Primary Schoolages 4-11, 51 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL33 miRailway stationBarnstaple6.4 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple5.9 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landing5.9 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min5:00 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:17 am – 4:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,513 residentsin the Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton census areaMedian age 50.42,617 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,177 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle61% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,466 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFord Hillhill · under a mileChurchill Downhill · 1.2 miLadies Woodwoodland · under a mileEast Down Woodwoodland · under a mileNewberry Beachbeach · 3.7 miWistlandpound Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMillenium Greenpark · 3.7 miCobbler's Parkpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201843 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Feb 202449 mi away, Middlezoy, 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 4.3 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,765 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation192 m630 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 231 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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