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County or areaDevon
Postcode districtEX20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min5:02 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min8:15 am – 4:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,954 residentsin the Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton census areaMedian age 47.94,056 households71% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,779 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,065 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January29 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBrightley Prioryhistoric site · 1.6 miSmerdon Marshwetland · under a mileEast Hill Okehamptonwalk or trail · 2.2 miEastwood Covertswoodland · under a mileCleave Hillhill · 2.1 miCurworthy Woodwoodland · under a mileBall Hillhill · 2.5 miNine Maidens stone circlehistoric site · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSimmons Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haNorth Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 20 Feb 201442 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: 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 2.4 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband76% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,611 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation212 m696 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 141 to 239 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalOkehampton Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryPharmaderma LTD Okehampton1.9 miPharmacyPharmaderma Limited Okehampton2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistOkehampton Community Hospital1.9 miPolice stationOkehampton Police1.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Okehampton1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryOkehampton Primary School and Foundation Unitages 2-11, 420 pupils1.7 miPrimarySt James Church of England Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 244 pupils2.0 miSecondaryOkehampton Collegeages 11-18, 1,066 pupils2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT27 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL53 miRailway stationOkehampton2.5 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing19 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkCo-op Okehampton Car Park1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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