Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:59 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:12 am – 4:09 pm
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People5,325 residentsin the Sidbury, Offwell & Beer census areaMedian age 57.82,418 households76% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,255 in work, 40% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,030 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 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 spacesHoniton Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 35 haHoniton Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haFarway Countryside Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 32 haWhite Cross Picnic Sitepark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Dec 201924 mi away, Bridgwater, SomersetMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202613 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 5.2 · PM2.5 5.5 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband77% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,708 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHoniton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHoniton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBrookvale Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLittletown Primary Academyages 3-11, 436 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHoniton Community Collegeages 11-16, 637 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHoniton Primary Schoolages 2-11, 420 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT10 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationHonitonunder a mileBus stationRailway StationTopsham14 miFerryTopsham Ferry Landing14 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX24 postcode district.
