Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:01 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
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People9,207 residentsin the Braunton census areaMedian age 44.73,865 households68% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,327 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 55% go by car, 3% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle77% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 9°C, lows 4°C1,098 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 7 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)
Nearby landmarksHorsey Ridgebeach · 2.3 miEast Hillhill · under a mileHorsey Islandisland · 1.9 miBraunton Downhill · 1.0 miFoxholetidal water · under a mileFremington Reachtidal water · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGriggs Fieldpark · 2.2 mi · 5 haBraunton Pump Tracksports ground · under a mileLimetree Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miNortham Burrows Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 229 haPilton Parkpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201848 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202345 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,230 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Devon District Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryChivenor Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBraunton Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistHeddons Croft Dental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySouthmead Schoolages 4-11, 341 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBraunton Academyages 11-16, 828 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCaen Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 328 pupils1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL40 miRailway stationBarnstaple3.7 miBus stationBus StationBarnstaple3.8 miFerryInstow Ferry Landing3.8 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.
