Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min5:00 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:17 am – 4:10 pm
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People5,566 residentsin the Lynton & Combe Martin census areaMedian age 55.02,490 households74% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,487 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: hospitality 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,636 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 1 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 spacesCoronation Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miCobbler's Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201839 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202650 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 2.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,918 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation247 m810 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 294 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIlfracombe Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryCombe Martin3.7 miPharmacyCombe Martin Pharmacy4.3 miDentistMarlborough Dental Centre8.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryParracombe Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 37 pupils1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL29 miRailway stationBarnstaple11 miBus stationLyndale Coach ParkLynmouth5.0 miFerryIlfracombe Ferry Landing7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.
