Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:03 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:18 am – 4:13 pm
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People10,184 residentsin the Holsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe census areaMedian age 50.94,373 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,578 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 9% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 4°C1,292 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December17 days of air frost, 2 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)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201431 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201632 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,796 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 200 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStratton Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryHartland Surgery1.8 miPharmacyStratton Pharmacy9.6 miDentistMorwenna Dental Surgery9.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHartland Primary Schoolages 2-11, 106 pupils1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY43 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL58 miRailway stationBarnstaple20 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing13 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.
