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Local servicesHospitalBideford Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBideford Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyAsda Pharmacy1.8 miDentistQueen Anne Dental Surgery3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Helen's Church of England Schoolages 2-11, 204 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBideford Collegeages 11-18, 1,455 pupils2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT42 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL49 miRailway stationBarnstaple11 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple11 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing3.5 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX39 postcode district.

County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX39
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 33 min5:02 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 55 min8:17 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,447 residentsin the Hartland Coast census areaMedian age 54.02,776 households72% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,963 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December20 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 9°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 20°CJAugust: 13 to 20°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 4 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBabbacombe Cliffcliffs · 1.0 miHigher Rowdencliffs · 1.0 miCockington Headheadland · 1.3 miGauter Poollake · 2.4 miBabbacombe Mouthtidal water · 1.2 miPeppercombe Leartidal water · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAtlantic Racquet Centresports ground · 1.8 miOld Town Gardenspark · 3.1 miNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 229 haAnnery Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201426 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201635 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 2.3 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,040 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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