Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 29 min5:00 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 58 min8:12 am – 4:10 pm
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People6,390 residentsin the Clyst, Exton & Lympstone census areaMedian age 45.92,383 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,192 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C867 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesLudwell Valley Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 45 haBowling Green Parkpark · 2.5 miThe Training Yardsports ground · 1.6 miRiverside Valley Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201936 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost 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 3.9 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,423 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter3.2 miGP surgeryTopsham Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacyunder a mileDentistLympstone Dental Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryLady Seaward's Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 104 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Topsham Schoolages 4-11, 189 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt Peter's Church of England Aided Schoolages 11-16, 1,305 pupils3.1 miCollegeExeter and North Devon Colleges Group5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Exeter5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT3.9 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL50 miRailway stationExtonunder a mileBus stationRailway StationTopshamunder a mileFerryTopsham (Turf Lock Ferry) Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX3 postcode district.
