Local servicesHospitalStratton Hospital11 miGP surgeryHartland Surgeryunder a milePharmacyAsda Pharmacy11 miDentistMorwenna Dental Surgery11 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHartland Primary Schoolages 2-11, 106 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCornwall Airport Newquay NQY44 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL57 miRailway stationBarnstaple19 miFerryBideford Ferry Landing12 miBus stops9 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.
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
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 August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 4°C1,375 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December16 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 201429 mi away, Bristol ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201633 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 8.0 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
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 165 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
